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Rotavirus Disease by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm Questions & Answers What causes rotavirus disease? Rotavirus disease is caused by a virus, the rotavirus. The name rotavirus is derived from the Latin rota, meaning... serious is rotavirus? All three symptoms of rotavirus disease (fever, vomiting, and diarrhea) cause children to lose fluids. Vomiting is especially dangerous because it's Read on »

FDA clears rotavirus vaccines by Vincent Racaniello Posted Fri 14 May 2010 12:00am is known to infect humans or cause disease. The FDA also noted that the benefits of the rotavirus vaccines are considerable and outweigh the small theoretical risk of the viral... The US Food and Drug Administration has updated its recommendations on both Rotarix and RotaTeq, vaccines for the prevention of rotavirus disease in infants: Based Read on »

Rotavirus Vaccine by Dr. Anshu Gupta Patient Expert

Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:38pm in nature. The vaccine may cause mild symptoms similar to those experienced during rotavirus infection but cannot cause rotavirus disease. Via: http://www.vaccineinformation.org ..., the safety of Rotarix continues to be monitored. How effective is the vaccine? Rotavirus vaccine is very effective against rotavirus disease. Studies show the vaccine to be highly Read on »

The Facts Behind Rotavirus by Cascia T. Posted Thu 19 Mar 2009 4:29am What Every Parent Should Know about the Rotavirus Rotavirus gastroenteritis is a highly contagious childhood illness. All children under the age of 5, especially infants, are at risk for rotavirus infection. This disease can occur unexpectedly and may be serious for your baby. Rotavirus can cause diarrhea, vomiting, and high fever Read on »

Porcine Rotavirus Reassortant Compositions by nih.gov Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 7:00pm Description of Invention: Rotaviruses are the predominant cause of severe diarrhea and dehydration in infants and young children and are associated... that is protective against symptoms of serious rotaviral disease, such as severe diarrhea and dehydration. Porcine rotaviruses are genetically more closely related to human rotavirus strains Read on »

Attenuated Human Rotavirus Vaccine by nih.gov Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 7:00pm Description of Invention: Rotaviruses are recognized as the single most important etiologic agent of severe diarrhea in both developed and nondeveloped countries. This invention embodies an attenuated rotavirus as a vaccine. The claims of the invention relate to the generation of a cold-adapted virus that is not efficient in replication at normal Read on »

Rotavirus Vaccine Contraindicated in Infants With Severe Combined Immunodeficiency by Poh Tin Tan Posted Sat 12 Jun 2010 12:00am monovalent (RV1) and pentavalent (RV5) rotavirus vaccines are contraindicated in infants diagnosed with SCID and can cause vaccine-acquired infection. The CDC announced this new contraindication to rotavirus vaccine in the June 11 issue of Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. SCID is a rare, life-threatening group of disorders caused by defects in several genes Read on »

ROTAVIRUS by cj Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:13pm Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. 1-2 days after infection, a child may develop vomiting and fever that may last up.... This can happen at any time and cause extreme distress and discomfort for both the child and family. Vaccination offers the most promising method for preventing the disease Read on »

ROTAVIRUS by cj Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in young children worldwide. 1-2 days after infection, a child may develop vomiting and fever that may last.... This can happen at any time and cause extreme distress and discomfort for both the child and family. Vaccination offers the most promising method for preventing the disease Read on »

Porcine circovirus DNA in rotavirus vaccine by Vincent Racaniello Posted Mon 22 Mar 2010 12:00am comes after an independent research group found that the vaccine contains DNA of porcine circovirus type 1. Rotaviruses are the single leading cause of diarrhea in infants and young children. Each year rotavirus gastroenteritis causes over 1,250,000 episodes of diarrhea and 527,000 deaths, mainly in developing countries. Rotavirus vaccines are used Read on »