Rotavirus

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Used for

duovirus, infantile gastroenteritis virus, SA 11 simian virus

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Broader Terms

Reoviridae

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Related Terms

diarrhea, gastroenteritis

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Scope Note

6 serogroups described; group A occurs in mammals and birds; group B in humans, pigs, cattle, sheep and rats; group C in pigs and rarely humans; groups D and F in poultry; and group E in pigs.

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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • pdf) (also called a Vaccine Information Sheet) Suggested reading What is rotavirus? Rotavirus is a virus (germ) that causes severe diarrhea, usually with fever and vomiting.
  • Relative Frequency of Disease: Group A rotavirus is endemic worldwide.
  • Rotavirus is a leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children in the United States and worldwide.
  • "Rotavirus is hell," one parent said in a formal interview.
  • Rotavirus is easily spread by hand-to-mouth contact with stool from an infected person.
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