moderate risk
Rotavirus
Rotavirus gastroenteritis
When to seek urgent care: Emergency care for severe dehydration in children
Key facts
Family
Reoviridae
Type
RNA virus
Severity
Variable
Incubation
1-3 days
Vaccine
Yes (infants)
Est. cases tracked
11,232
Symptoms
Watery diarrheaVomitingFeverDehydration
Transmission
Fecal-oral
Prevention
VaccinationHand hygieneSafe water
Treatment
Rehydration therapy
Related viruses (same family)
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