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Rotavirus Infection

What is Rotavirus Infection?

Rotavirus infection is a common gut infection in children less than 3 years old with symptoms of watery stools (diarrhoea), vomiting and fever. The fluid losses from diarrhoea and vomiting can be life-threatening if fluid replacement is delayed.

 

What causes the disease?

Rotavirus is one of the commonest organisms causing acute watery stools (or diarrhoea) and vomiting in young children. It is spread by the faecal oral route.

 

What is the vaccine and how is it given?

It is a live oral vaccine that contains 5 rotavirus types developed from human and bovine (cow) rotavirus strain.There are 2 types of rotavirus vaccine available i.e. RotaRix and RotaTeg. The vaccine schedule to follow recommendation by the respective manufacturer.

 

Who should receive the vaccine?

Parents may choose to vaccinate their young children against this disease.

 

References:

  1. World Health Organization. Rotavirus vaccines: Who position paper – july 2021 – Vaccins antirotavirus : Note de Synthèse de l’OMS – juillet 2021. Weekly Epidemiological Record [Internet]. 2021;28(16).
  2. https://www.who.int/news/item/11-12-2010-global-use-of-rotavirus-vaccines-recommended

 

Last Reviewed

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10 May 2024

Content Writer

:

Dato’ Dr. Jimmy Lee Kok Foo

Reviewer

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Dr. Hazwani Mohamed Padzir

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