Clinical and epidemiological aspects of rotavirus infection

Pediatr Ann. 2006 Jan;35(1):23-8. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-20060101-10.

Abstract

Rotavirus is a major worldwide cause of infant morbidity and mortality, and disease burden in the US is substantial. Vaccination is the only practical way to gain control over rotavirus disease. Prevention through the universal use of improved live oral vaccines is on the horizon.

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Child
  • Dysentery / epidemiology
  • Dysentery / prevention & control
  • Dysentery / virology*
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis*
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Global Health
  • Humans
  • Pediatrics / education
  • Probiotics
  • RNA, Viral / immunology
  • Rotavirus / genetics
  • Rotavirus / immunology
  • Rotavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Rotavirus Infections / prevention & control
  • Rotavirus Vaccines / immunology
  • United States / epidemiology

Substances

  • RNA, Viral
  • Rotavirus Vaccines