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rotavirus

Noun

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the reovirus causing infant enteritis

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For instance, a recent rotavirus vaccine had a clinical trial of more than 70,000 children before released to the public. Source: Internet

Although rotavirus is not usually a problem, it can lead to dehydration in more serious cases. Source: Internet

A rotavirus vaccine is now part of Zimbabwe’s immunisation schedule and this is given from six weeks of age. Source: Internet

Since the 2006 introduction of routine inoculation against rotavirus — almost 65,000 fewer American children have been hospitalized and about $278 million in healthcare costs have been saved. Source: Internet

Published in the journal ‘Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific’, the first study looked at Fiji’s national rotavirus vaccine programme five years after it became the first independent Pacific island country to introduce the vaccine in 2012. Source: Internet

In children, rotavirus is a common cause of vomiting and diarrhoea, and most children experience at least one stomach bug due to the infection before the age of five. Source: Internet

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