Introduction
Rotavirus was estimated to be the cause of 37 deaths annually when data were extrapolated to the US population (Fischer et al, 2007)
Hosts
Animals and humans
Transmission / Exposure Route
Fecal-oral and usually person-to-person but sometimes via contaminated water, food, or shellfish. Airborne respiratory transmission is possible.[1]
Case Fatality Ratio
Rotavirus was estimated to be the cause of 37 deaths annually when data were extrapolated to the US population [3]
Incubation Period
1-3 days[2]
Burden of Disease
Rotavirus was estimated to be the cause of ~60,000 hospitalizations annually when data were extrapolated to the US population.[3]
Duration of Infectiousness and disease
Symptomology
Symptoms of infected individuals include fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Loss of appetite and dehydration are also common, and especially harmful to infants and young children.[2]
Latency
Asymptomatic Rates
Excretion Rates (see Exposure)
Immunity
Microbiology
A genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae
Enviromental Survival
Resistant to disinfection.
