rotaviral
Causing infant diarrhea
Rotaviral means relating to or caused by rotavirus, a highly contagious virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting, primarily in infants and young children: rotaviral gastroenteritis, rotaviral infection.
The term appears mainly in medical contexts discussing diagnosis, treatment, or vaccination.
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- feverElevated body temperature
nausea · enteritis · intestinal · watery stool · acute · stomachache · malabsorption · electrolyte imbalance
Transmission via ingested waste
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- spreadTo distribute widely
outbreak · epidemic · viral shedding · incubation period · hygiene · sanitation · handwashing · daycare
Genetic material on separate molecules
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- reassortmentViral segment exchange
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- capsidViral genetic material's casing
virion · cell culture · electron microscopy · PCR · strain · isolate
Protective medical injection
- oral vaccineImmunity delivered by mouth
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- vaccination schedulePlanned sequence of inoculations
- coverageExtent of inclusion
Very young children
- toddlersVery young children
- neonatalOf earliest infancy
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- immunocompromisedReduced ability to fight infection
breastfeeding · failure to thrive · pediatric ward · infant mortality · weaning · vulnerable
gastroenteritis
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
fever · nausea · enteritis · intestinal · watery stool · acute · stomachache · malabsorption · electrolyte imbalance · cramping
fecal-oral
Transmission via ingested waste
- contagiousTransmissible between people
- infectiousAble to spread disease
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
spread · outbreak · epidemic · viral shedding · incubation period · hygiene · sanitation · handwashing · daycare · stool sample
segmented genome
Genetic material on separate molecules
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- reassortmentViral segment exchange
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
capsid · virion · cell culture · electron microscopy · PCR · strain · isolate
immunization
Protective medical injection
- oral vaccineImmunity delivered by mouth
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
- vaccination schedulePlanned sequence of inoculations
coverage · herd immunity · dose · efficacy
infants
Very young children
immunocompromised · breastfeeding · failure to thrive · pediatric ward · infant mortality · weaning · vulnerable
rotaviralbacterial
Of or from germs
nonviral · fungal · parasitic · protozoal · streptococcal