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ROTAVIRUS
by jemsngirls on Sat Mar 08, 2008 2:09 pm
http://www.nhs.uk/News/2007/November/Pages/Newvaccinehopeforchildren.aspx
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. In developing countries, rotavirus gastroenteritis is a major cause of childhood death and is responsible for approximately half a million deaths per year among children aged <5 years (1). Rotavirus gastroenteritis results in relatively few childhood deaths in the United States (approximately 20--60 deaths per year among children aged <5 years) (2). However, nearly every child in the United States is infected with rotavirus by age 5 years, and the majority will have gastroenteritis, resulting in approximately 410,000 physician visits,
he list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Rotavirus includes the 3 symptoms listed below:
* Vomiting
* Diarrhea
* Dehydration
Note that Rotavirus symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Rotavirus signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. In developing countries, rotavirus gastroenteritis is a major cause of childhood death and is responsible for approximately half a million deaths per year among children aged <5 years (1). Rotavirus gastroenteritis results in relatively few childhood deaths in the United States (approximately 20--60 deaths per year among children aged <5 years) (2). However, nearly every child in the United States is infected with rotavirus by age 5 years, and the majority will have gastroenteritis, resulting in approximately 410,000 physician visits,
he list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Rotavirus includes the 3 symptoms listed below:
* Vomiting
* Diarrhea
* Dehydration
Note that Rotavirus symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Rotavirus signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.