Here’s what you need to know about rotavirus, including how the virus is transmitted, what the infection’s symptoms are in children and adults, and if there’s a vaccine.

Rotavirus is a highly contagious gastrointestinal infection that causes watery stools, vomiting, and other symptoms. Although ...

Rotavirus is not a nationally notifiable disease, "but periodically outbreaks are reported, especially among groups at higher risk and groups in congregate living situations," the CDC ...

Rotavirus infections are a leading cause of severe, dehydrating gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age. Despite the global introduction of vaccinations for rotavirus over a decade ago ...

Norovirus, rotavirus and viral gastroenteritis — commonly known as stomach flu — have a lot in common. All caused by viruses, they can lead to a world of gastrointestinal distress.

Rotavirus in Older or Immune-Compromised Adults. While rotavirus is most common in infants and young children, older children and adults can also contract the disease, with worse symptoms in those ...

Both vaccines have since been shown to be 96% effective in reducing hospitalizations for rotavirus through the first 2 years after vaccination.. Dosing and Mixing Vaccine Schedules. Though the two ...

Rotavirus disease occurs early in life in infants in low-income countries. 5 A rotavirus vaccine administered at birth could provide early protection and could maximize the opportunity to complete ...

Although current rotavirus vaccines were not associated with an increased risk of intussusception in large trials before licensure, recent postlicensure data from international settings suggest the ...

The infants who get the rotavirus vaccine aren’t the only ones who benefit. Rotavirus vaccine for infants protects others too, CDC study says - Los Angeles Times ...

Supplies of a vaccine to prevent the deadly rotavirus infection in children have either run out in Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon or are close to doing so, officials close to the roll-out ...