Definitions for rotavirus
ˈroʊ təˌvaɪ rəsro·tavirus

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rotavirusnoun

   the reovirus causing infant enteritis

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rotavirusnoun

   Any of a group of wheel-shaped viruses, of the genus Rotavirus, that causes gastroenteritis and diarrhea in children and animals.

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1. rotavirus

   Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that causes inflammation of the stomach and intestines, commonly resulting in severe diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. It is most prevalent in infants and young children and is typically spread through contaminated hands or objects. While rotavirus can be a severe illness, there are vaccines available for prevention.

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1. Rotavirus

   Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children. It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae. Nearly every child in the world has been infected with rotavirus at least once by the age of five. Immunity develops with each infection, so subsequent infections are less severe; adults are rarely affected. There are five species of this virus, referred to as A, B, C, D, and E. Rotavirus A, the most common species, causes more than 90% of infections in humans. The virus is transmitted by the faecal-oral route. It infects and damages the cells that line the small intestine and causes gastroenteritis. Although rotavirus was discovered in 1973 and accounts for up to 50% of hospitalisations for severe diarrhoea in infants and children, its importance is still not widely known within the public health community, particularly in developing countries. In addition to its impact on human health, rotavirus also infects animals, and is a pathogen of livestock. Rotavirus is usually an easily managed disease of childhood, but worldwide more than 450,000 children under five years of age still die from rotavirus infection each year, most of whom live in developing countries, and almost two million more become severely ill. In the United States, before initiation of the rotavirus vaccination programme, rotavirus caused about 2.7 million cases of severe gastroenteritis in children, almost 60,000 hospitalizations, and around 37 deaths each year. Public health campaigns to combat rotavirus focus on providing oral rehydration therapy for infected children and vaccination to prevent the disease. The incidence and severity of rotavirus infections has declined significantly in countries that have added rotavirus vaccine to their routine childhood immunisation policies.

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1. Rotavirus

   A genus of REOVIRIDAE, causing acute gastroenteritis in BIRDS and MAMMALS, including humans. Transmission is horizontal and by environmental contamination. Seven species (Rotaviruses A thru G) are recognized.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rotavirus in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of rotavirus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rotavirus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rotavirus
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rotavirus