Broader types of Rotavirus:
Incidence (annual) of Rotavirus: 3 million cases in the USA each year.
Incidence Rate of Rotavirus: approx 1 in 90 or 1.10% or 3 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Rotavirus:
Over 3 million cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis occur annually in the U.S.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
...
In the United States
alone, rotavirus causes more than 3 million cases of childhood diarrhea
each year (Source: excerpt from Stories of Discovery Rotavirus Vaccine Preventing Severe Diarrheal Disease in Infants: NIAID)
Patient Profile for Rotavirus: Infants. Usually under 3.
Profile for Rotavirus: Target Populations: Humans of all ages are susceptible to rotavirus infection. Children 6 months to 2 years of age, premature infants, the elderly, and the immunocompromised are particularly prone to more severe symptoms caused by infection with group A rotavirus. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book) ... Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of diarrhea in infants and young children under 5 years old. (Source: excerpt from Viral Gastroenteritis: DVRD) ... The highest rates of illness occur among infants and young children, and most children in the United States are infected by 2 years of age. Adults can also be infected, though disease tends to be mild. (Source: excerpt from Rotavirus: DVRD)
Complications of Rotavirus:
see complications of Rotavirus
Prognosis of Rotavirus: Recovery is usually complete. However, severe diarrhea without fluid and electrolyte replacement may result in severe diarrhea and death. Childhood mortality caused by rotavirus is relatively low in the U.S., with an estimated 100 cases/year, but reaches almost 1 million cases/year worldwide.
(Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Deaths for Rotavirus: 20 to 100 deaths in the USA (NIAID)
Causes of Rotavirus: see causes of Rotavirus
Risk factors for Rotavirus:
see
risk factors for Rotavirus
Symptoms of Rotavirus: see symptoms of Rotavirus
Complications of Rotavirus: see complications of Rotavirus
Incubation period for Rotavirus: The incubation period ranges from 1-3 days. Symptoms often start with vomiting followed by 4-8 days of diarrhea. (Source: FDA Bad Bug Book)
Duration of Rotavirus: For persons with healthy immune systems, rotavirus gastroenteritis is a self-limited illness, lasting for only a few days. (Source: excerpt from Rotavirus: DVRD)
Seasonality of Rotavirus: rotavirus and astrovirus infections occur during the cooler months of the year (October to April) (Source: excerpt from Viral Gastroenteritis: DVRD)
Contagion of Rotavirus: oral-fecal route
More information:
see contagiousness of Rotavirus
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Rotavirus.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Rotavirus.
Treatments for Rotavirus:
see treatments for Rotavirus
Prevention of Rotavirus:
see prevention of Rotavirus
Research for Rotavirus:
see research for Rotavirus
Costs of Rotavirus: more than $1 billion in total costs to society including $264 million direct costs (CDC-OC)
Costs of Rotavirus: In the United States, rotavirus gastroenteritis is responsible for
an estimated $264 million in direct medical costs and more than $1
billion in total costs to society.
(Source: excerpt from Facts About Rotavirus and Rotavirus Vaccine: CDC-OC)
Hospitalizations for Rotavirus: 55,000 to 100,000 hospitalizations in the USA (NIAID)
Main name of condition: Rotavirus
Class of Condition for Rotavirus: viral
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