Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

A new mechanism by which rotavirus makes you sick

Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient nutrient absorption and weight loss. Severe cases result in approximately 128,000 deaths annually in infants and children worldwide. Despite ...

Pediatrics

Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhea

The latest update of the Cochrane review "Vaccines for preventing rotavirus diarrhea: vaccines in use" has found that rotavirus vaccines pre-qualified by the World Health Organization (WHO) (Rotarix, RotaTeq, Rotasiil, and ...

Medical research

It takes cellular teamwork to heal the intestine

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a more detailed picture of how the intestinal epithelium—the lining of the intestines—heals itself after infection with rotavirus. A meticulous single-cell analytical ...

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