The rotavirus vaccine does not provide sterilizing immunity or lifetime immunity, unlike the measles vaccine and several other childhood immunizations. However, by preventing primary infections in ...

Since the widespread introduction of vaccination programs in 2006, the burden of disease from rotavirus in both the U.S. and abroad has decreased substantially. In fact, vaccination proved so ...

Rotavirus is a common infection among children under 5 years old, causing sickness and diarrhea. The virus primarily spreads through hand-to-mouth contact with contaminated surfaces or food. Person-to ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick ...

The rotavirus vaccine is the only live oral vaccine on the CDC's recommended schedule of childhood immunizations. This fact, along with differing dose schedules for the two available vaccines and the ...

Rotavirus infections are a leading cause of severe, dehydrating gastroenteritis in children <5 years of age. Despite the global introduction of vaccinations for rotavirus over a decade ago, rotavirus ...

The infants who get the rotavirus vaccine aren’t the only ones who benefit. New research shows that older children and even adults were less likely to be hospitalized with the gastrointestinal virus ...

Rotavirus is a highly contagious infection most common in children under 5. Adults can also develop it, but it’s usually less severe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that ...

Rotavirus is a major cause of diarrhea and vomiting, especially in children, that results in approximately 128,000 deaths annually. The virus triggers the disease by infecting enterocyte cells in the ...

The more children who are vaccinated against rotavirus at your pediatrician's office, the less likely it is that your child will be exposed to the gastrointestinal illness, a new study has concluded.

Rotavirus, a highly infectious double-stranded RNA virus of the family Reoviridae, is the main etiological agent of severe dehydrating diarrhea in infants worldwide. In adults, symptomatic rotavirus ...