Symptoms of Rotavirus


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General information about symptoms of Rotavirus: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Rotavirus. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Rotavirus. Furthermore, symptoms of Rotavirus may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Rotavirus.

List of symptoms of Rotavirus: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Rotavirus includes:

Symptoms of Rotavirus: The symptoms of rotavirus infection develop quickly and include vomiting in addition to diarrhea. Children with severe cases may require hospitalization and, if inadequately treated, may become severely dehydrated and die.1

The disease is characterized by vomiting and watery diarrhea for 3 - 8 days, and fever and abdominal pain occur frequently. Immunity after infection is incomplete, but repeat infections tend to be less severe than the original infection. 2

More symptoms of Rotavirus: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Rotavirus, underlying causes of Rotavirus, associated conditions for Rotavirus, risk factors for Rotavirus, or other related conditions.

Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:



Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID
2. excerpt from Rotavirus: DVRD

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