Description
Echo virus (ECHO-Virus):
Echo virus initially causes predominantly asymptomatic infections in which neutralizing antibodies are formed.
The virus multiplies in the gastrointestinal tract, then enters the bloodstream via the lymphatic system, and can lead to cyclic infection with virosemia as well as spread of the virus to target organs.
Echo virus causes a wide range of diseases and can attack the following organs:
digestive tract, cerebral membranes, CNS, myocardium, pericardium, transverse striated muscles, respiratory tract and skin.
Most Echoviruses are associated with CNS diseases, of which aseptic meningitis is notable.