Caliciviruses
Green, Kim Y / Hansman, Grant S / Jiang, Xi J![Caliciviruses](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/236/23630494/CHSBZCOP0323630494.jpg)
Caliciviruses are positive-sense, single stranded RNA viruses containing four recognized genera: Norovirus, Sapovirus, Lagovirus, and Vesivirus. They are ubiquitous in the environment and are a major cause of disease in humans as well as many animals. Examples include Norwalk virus - a norovirus, thought to be responsible for roughly 90% of epidemic, non-bacterial outbreaks of gastroenteritis in humans around the world. The lack of a suitable ...