Protect baby from Rotavirus

Notes for healthcare providers

Why important protection against rotavirus
 

Instructions for you to educate parents about how they can protect their babies
Why give protection against rotavirus is important for your baby ..??

What is rotavirus?
Rotavirus is a very common, gastrointestinal virus is very contagious and can cause rotavirus gastroenteritis.

It is serious and can not be predicted; This can happen suddenly, at any time and can lead to infection with different levels of severity, from mild to severe. I can not predict whether your baby will experience a severe infection or not.
Almost all babies can be infected by the age of 5 years. Many severe cases appear between the ages of 6 months to 2 years.

What are the symptoms of rotavirus infection?
The symptoms of rotavirus infection include high fever, persistent vomiting, abdominal cramps, and severe diarrhea, which can last from 3 to 9 days.

In cases of severe rotavirus, vomiting and / or diarrhea may occur more than 20 times a day, which can lead to loss of body fluids rapidly (dehydration).

Therefore, babies are still very small, loss of body fluids can lead to hospitalization and lost work hours for parents.

Facts for parents
Lost a lot of body fluids in small infants can be life-threatening. Overall, rotavirus causes 114 million infections, 2.4 million hospitalizations, and approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide.

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Source : MSD