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Rotavirus is the most common contagious gastric infection seen in infants and young children, causing severe diarrhoea, if untreated can lead to death.
It belongs to Reoviridae family.
They are round hence they are called as ‘rota’
• Infants
• children below age of 5years
• Male and female have equal probability of getting affected
• Immuno-deficient individuals
Rotavirus is divided in subtype rotavirus A, B,C.
• Rotavirus-A: This is main cause of diarrhoea in infant and children
• Rotavirus B: It cause diarrhoea in adult hence also called as adult diarrhoea rotavirus (ADRV)
• Rotavirus-C: It can cause small sporadic outbreak in families or group of people.
• Other types: They cause diarrhoea in animals.
• Feco-oral route
• While handling diapers of kids
• Sharing contaminated objects like utensils toys etc.
• Bad hygiene
• Diarrhoea- watery stools for 3-8 days
• Vomiting
• Low-grade fever
• Abdominal pain
• Dehydration
• Loss of weight
• Lethargic-sleepy
• Irritable cranky child
• Sunken eyes
• Clinical diagnosis with signs and symptoms history
• Stool examination
• Blood test
• Antipyretic drug
• Oral rehydration
• Intravenous fluid in case of severe diarrhoea
• Take
Prognosis is poor in few cases , rest of them recover if proper care is given.
• Dehydration: can even lead to death
• Comatose condition of child due to fatigue
• Metabolic acidosis
• Electrolyte imbalance
• Severe abdominal pain may mimic like appendicitis
• Salmonella infection
• Giardiasis
• Amebiasis
• Maintain hygiene
• Wash hands regularly
• Maintain hydration
• Use oral rehydration solution at regular intervals
• Small and frequent feeds instead of large one.
• Vaccination: It is administered orally at age of 2months and second dose in 4months.
It has reduced large number of deaths due to diarrhoea in children.
• Veratrum album
• Podophyllum
• Ipecac
• Aethusa
For more information, you can visit CDC and HealthLine.
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