Rotavirus - Most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and children

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. One of the most common viruses causing illness in humans is the rotavirus, with nearly every child in the world having been infected with rotavirus at least once by the age of five, causing severe diarrhea and often gastroenteritis. Though it is usually an easily managed disease of childhood, worldwide nearly 500,000 children still die from rotavirus infection each year and almost two million more become severely ill. Learn more about rotavirus, its types, and its effects on human health in the following pages.

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• Assisted by: Edward R. Miller-Jones (Editor), Edwar R Miller-Jones (Editor)
• Publisher: FastBook Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2012
• EAN: 9786130130480
• ISBN: 978-613-0-13048-0
• No. of pages: 92
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Microbiology