rotavirus
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- noun
- /ˈroʊtəˌvaɪrəs/
- Specialized
- Diarrhea ED visit proportions exhibited winter seasonality attributable to norovirus; rotavirus contributed substantially for children under 5 years of age.
- rotavirus antigen
- rotavirus RNA
- rotavirus vaccine
Examples
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Previous reports of the extraintestinal presence of rotavirus in children and infants have been much debated.
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Ninety-one percent of children with rotavirus were under two years of age.
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One disease that I had never heard of, rotavirus, was killing half a million children each year, none of them in the United States.
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Still rotavirus, which causes infant diarrhea.
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Previous studies have compared different methods of detecting rotavirus in fecal specimens.
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The vaccine for rotavirus has significantly reduced the incidence of severe diarrhea in infants.
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Doctors recommend that all children receive the rotavirus vaccine before their first birthday.
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Parents should be aware that rotavirus can lead to dehydration in young children if not treated promptly.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rotavirus comes from the Latin root rota, meaning 'wheel', because the virus looks like a tiny wheel under a microscope. That's why the name helps you remember that rotavirus is a virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in babies and young children.