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Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (Rotavirus infection/Rotaviral gastroenteritis)
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Causes of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (Rotavirus infection)
Photo 3-77. Rotavirus image viewed under an electron microscope (see drleepediatrics.com)
Source – CDC
Viral gastroenteritis caused by rotavirus infection is called rotavirus gastroenteritis or rotaviral gastroenteritis.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis can occur in children of all ages, but it is more common in infants and young children aged 6 months to 2 years.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis is the most common type of acute gastroenteritis.
Regarding the route of infection:
It is transmitted through contaminated food or water containing rotavirus from the feces of a child with rotavirus gastroenteritis,
or when food is consumed with unwashed hands that have touched toilets or other surfaces contaminated with rotavirus from feces. Infected rotavirus can also be found on furniture, and rarely, through contaminated drinking water or food. It can also be transmitted from one family member to another within a household.
Rotavirus gastroenteritis occurs worldwide.
However, this disease is more common in children living in unsanitary and crowded environments.
This disease can occur in any season, but it is more prevalent from January to April, and rotavirus is highly contagious. [Parents Should Also Be Half-Doctors – Pediatric Home Nursing Encyclopedia] – Volume 9 Pediatric and Adolescent Digestive Diseases – Refer to Rotavirus Gastroenteritis.
Symptoms and Signs of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (Rotavirus Infection)
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Symptoms and signs vary and
depend on age, severity, degree of dehydration, and presence or absence of complications.
It is possible to have a latent infection with rotavirus without any symptoms, leaving only immunity,
or it can cause severe rotavirus gastroenteritis with severe symptoms such as diarrhea and dehydration.
The typical symptoms of rotavirus gastroenteritis are as follows:
There may be a low-grade fever or high fever, sudden vomiting, and severe watery diarrhea for several days.
Severe dehydration can occur due to vomiting and diarrhea.
The color of the stool is yellow, green, or sometimes white like rice water. The color of the stool may vary depending on the color of the food consumed. It is usually free of mucus or blood.
Abdominal pain may occur.
The child may not be able to eat properly and can easily become dehydrated due to vomiting and diarrhea.
Diarrhea may last for 1-2 days or continue for about 15 days.
Generally, the younger the child, the more easily they become dehydrated with fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.
When infants and young children contract rotavirus gastroenteritis, they become dehydrated more severely and quickly than older children. Dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and acidosis can occur simultaneously.
The incubation period is approximately 1-3 days.
Diagnosis of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (Rotavirus Infection)
This disease is usually diagnosed by combining medical history, symptoms, signs, and physical examination findings.
If children in the same neighborhood are suffering from rotavirus gastroenteritis, and other children in the neighborhood also experience similar symptoms and signs such as diarrhea and vomiting, it can be presumed that those children also have rotavirus gastroenteritis.
A definitive diagnosis can be made through enzyme immunoassay (EIA), ELISA test, CF test, RT-PCR, and viral RNA testing of the patient’s stool.
Treatment of Rotavirus Gastroenteritis (Rotavirus Infection)