enteric viruses

enteric viruses
an epidemiologic class of viruses that are normally acquired by ingestion and replicate in the intestinal tract, causing local rather than generalized infection. Enteric viruses are included in the families Adenoviridae, Astroviridae, Caliciviridae, Coronaviridae, and Reoviridae.

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