Rotavirus

Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among children, resulting in the hospitalization of approximately 55,000 children each year in the United States and the death of over 600,000 children annually worldwide. The incubation period for rotavirus disease is approximately 2 days. The disease is characterized by vomiting and watery diarrhea for 3 - 8 days, and fever and abdominal pain occur frequently. Immunity after infection is incomplete, but repeat infections tend to be less severe than the original infection.

Rotavirus Structure and Classification

Rotavirus is an acute infection that can have lethal consequences if left untreated. This article describes the structure and classification of the virus.

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Latest Rotavirus News and Research

Protein OCLN found to play crucial role in SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell transmission

Research explains how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads efficiently by directly infecting neighboring cells through a process called cell-to-cell transmission. The virus uses a protein called occludin (OCLN) to enter the cells and causes syncytium formation, which leads to viral spread.

20 Apr 2023

Epidemiology of circulating rotavirus genotypes among children, calves in Egypt

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) induced by rotavirus has been a major disease burden in Egypt since 1981 when rotavirus was first reported in humans and calves.

13 Apr 2023

A creative new approach to make vaccine against norovirus

Every year, norovirus causes hundreds of millions of cases of food poisoning -; and the deaths of at least 50,000 children -; yet there exists no real way to control it.

11 Apr 2023

New solutions to boost Africa’s vaccine production

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of vaccines in controlling infectious disease in sub-Saharan Africa and renewed interest in vaccine research and development across the continent.

28 Feb 2023

Study: COVID-19 is a significant cause of death in children and young people in the U.S.

COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death for more than 940,000 people in the US, including over 1,300 deaths among children and young people aged 0–19 years.

30 Jan 2023

Meta-analysis reviews the incidence of new-onset diabetes in COVID-19 survivors

Researchers estimated the incidence of new-onset diabetes in survivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) employing random-effects meta-analyses using the generic inverse variance method.

30 Nov 2022

Could mRNA vaccines triumph over other viral infections in humans and domestic animals?

Researchers review potential areas for mRNA vaccine development against pathogenic viruses other than SARS-CoV-2.

28 Nov 2022

Characterization of bat viromes reveals the co-infection, spillover, and emergence risk of several zoonotic viruses

Researchers characterized the mammal-infecting viruses in 149 bats, representing six genera and 15 species, sampled from Yunnan province, China using an unbiased meta-transcriptomics approach.

28 Nov 2022

Fermented dairy products can improve gut mucosal immunity

In a recent study published in the journal Immunology Letters, researchers assessed the role of fermented dairy products and dairy starters in modulating gut mucosal immunity.

3 Nov 2022

Will covid spike again this fall? 6 tips to help you stay safe

Last year, the emergence of the highly transmissible omicron variant of the covid-19 virus caught many people by surprise and led to a surge in cases that overwhelmed hospitals and drove up fatalities. Now we're learning that omicron is mutating to better evade the immune system.

14 Oct 2022

Study provides new insights into the origin and development of B cells

B cells and the antibodies they produce play an important role in our immune system, protecting us from the microscopic enemies that make us ill.

11 Oct 2022

How effective are live-attenuated SARS-CoV-2 vaccines?

Researchers opined on the use of live-attenuated whole virus vaccines as COVID-19 vaccines.

26 Sep 2022

The impact of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy

A new study reports the effect of the infant gut microbiome on vaccine efficacy.

13 Sep 2022

Pakistan faces widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases amid unprecedented floods

Amid unprecedented floods which have affected 33 million people and damaged nearly 900 health facilities, Pakistan faces the risk of widespread outbreaks of diseases, including diarrhoea, dengue, malaria, polio and COVID-19.

9 Sep 2022

COVID-19 may provoke IgA-associated vasculitis

In a new study, scientists showed that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection provokes immunoglobulin A (IgA)-associated vasculitis (IgAV).

30 Aug 2022

Big pharma went all in to kill drug pricing negotiations

For decades, the drug industry has yelled bloody murder each time Congress considered a regulatory measure that threatened its profits.

12 Aug 2022

Nasal spray highly effective against HIV and SARS-CoV-2 in animal models

The intranasal delivery of amph-protein vaccines is a potential approach to elicit a mucosal immune response against many infectious diseases.

26 Jul 2022

Gut-lung axis: Using commensal bacteria to reinforce mucosal immunity

A recent study discusses the use of commensal bacteria in the gut and/or respiratory tract to deliver viral antigens to the host, thus acting as vaccines

19 Jul 2022

Nitazoxanide drug found to be a potent inhibitor of several human coronaviruses

Researchers evaluated the activity of nitazoxanide against human coronaviruses (HCoVs).

18 Jul 2022

Enteric viruses found to transmit through the salivary route

Researchers reported on the productive and persistent infection of salivary glands (SGs) by enteric viruses, with oral cavity titers similar to intestinal titers.

4 Jul 2022

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