Coxsackie
(kʊkˈsækɪ, kɒkˈsækɪ)
Name of a town in New York State (see quot. 1949), used attrib. to designate any group of pathogenic enteroviruses or the diseases associated with them. So Cox-, coxˈsackie ˌvirus.
| 1949 G. Dalldorf in Science CX. 594/1 It has become desirable to name those viruses that are pathogenic for suckling mice and hamsters, and that have recently been associated with ‘poliomyelitis’... It is suggested that the agent be called ‘Coxsackie virus’, since the first recognized human cases were residents of that New York village. Since a number of viruses may be involved, the term ‘Coxsackie group of viruses’ seems especially suitable. 1961 [see echo virus]. 1965 Times 3 Sept. 14/5 The coxsackie viruses of which there are over 30 serotypes..cause sore throats, sometimes associated with pain in the chest and abdomen. 1966 Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. II. xxxiv. 1196/2 Coxsackie viruses are the cause of various clinical syndromes. At least one of them—Coxsackie virus Type A7—has caused illnesses indistinguishable from poliomyelitis. Ibid., Cases of Coxsackie meningitis. |