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Rotavirus: Nature of Acute Disease: Rotaviruses cause acute gastroenteritis. Infantile diarrhea, winter diarrhea, acute nonbacterial infectious gastroenteritis, and acute viral ... more about Rotavirus.
Rotavirus: Diarrhea-causing virus in infants. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Rotavirus is available below.
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Prognosis for Rotavirus: Recovery is usually complete. However, severe diarrhea without fluid and electrolyte replacement may result in severe diarrhea and death. Childhood mortality caused by rotavirus is relatively low in the U.S., with an estimated 100 cases/year, but reaches almost 1 million cases/year worldwide. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
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Nature of Acute Disease: Rotaviruses cause acute gastroenteritis. Infantile diarrhea, winter diarrhea, acute nonbacterial infectious gastroenteritis, and acute viral gastroenteritis are names applied to the infection caused by the most common and widespread group A rotavirus. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Rotavirus is one type of virus that causes diarrhea, especially in young children. It is a common cause of infection is a common cause of diarrhea in the child care setting. Rotavirus infection usually occurs during the winter months. Some children have no symptoms of rotavirus infection while others may have severe vomiting , watery diarrhea, and fever. In some instances, there may also be a cough or runny nose. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Infection with the rotavirus is the most common cause of acute childhood diarrhea. Rotavirus diarrhea usually resolves in 5 to 8 days. (Source: excerpt from Diarrhea: NIDDK)
rotavirus is the single most important cause of life-threatening diarrhea in children younger than 2 years, affecting approximately 130 million infants and children worldwide. The symptoms of rotavirus infection develop quickly and include vomiting in addition to diarrhea. Children with severe cases may require hospitalization and, if inadequately treated, may become severely dehydrated and die. In the United States alone, rotavirus causes more than 3 million cases of childhood diarrhea each year, leading to an estimated 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations and 20 to 100 deaths. (Source: excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID)
A genus of REOVIRIDAE, causing acute gastroenteritis in BIRDS and MAMMALS, including humans. Transmission is horizontal and by environmental contamination. Seven species (Rotaviruses A thru G) are recognized. - (Source - Diseases Database)
The reovirus causing infant enteritis - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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