Rotavirus

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Protect your child from rotavirus

Rotavirus commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die.

Protect your child with rotavirus vaccine.

Vaccination
Symptoms
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The most common symptoms of rotavirus are severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and/or abdominal pain.

Symptoms
Transmission
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You can get infected with rotavirus if you get rotavirus particles in your mouth.

Transmission
Treatment
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There is no specific medicine to treat rotavirus infection, but your doctor may recommend medicine to treat the symptoms.

Treatment
Rotavirus Vaccines

Learn more information about rotavirus vaccines.

Clinical Information

Discover an overview of clinical features, the virus, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Rotavirus in the U.S.

Find more information about rotavirus burden, impact, seasonality and risk factors, and CDC surveillance systems that monitor rotavirus.

References and Resources

Explore selected scientific articles and chapters from CDC manuals.

Rotavirus: lo que debe saber
Page last reviewed: March 26, 2021
Content source: National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Division of Viral Diseases