Structure & Property

Transmission

Clinical findings

Laboratory diagnosis

Treatment

Family: calicivirus

Genome: single-strand RNA, positive polarity

Fecal-oral

Virus is excreted in feces for only up to 72h

Incubation period: 24-48hr

Abdominal cramps

Vomiting

Detected by EM of stools.

PCR is now used to detect SRSV RNA in stools.

Do not grow in cell culture.

No antiviral therapy or vaccine available.