The rotavirus vaccine provides a safe and effective defense against rotavirus disease and its complications. The vaccine is ...

Several cell-surface molecules have been implicated in the early interactions of rotavirus with its host cell, including sialic acid, various integrins, heat shock protein 70 and gangliosides.

The neonatal mouse as a model to study probiotic-host interactions: Implications for acute rotaviral gastroenteritis. UNC-Chapel Hill Translational Medicine Symposium, Chapel Hill, 2010. Poster ...

By Rebecca Norwick, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health (NAPSI)—When I first started my career as a nurse practitioner, I saw pediatric wards fill each winter with children ...

Safer and more broadly effective rotavirus vaccines could be achieved if initial investigations 1 into the boosting effect of plant-derived virus-like particles hold up in further trials.

The current focus is on viruses that are causative agents of endemic severe diarrhea in humans. These viruses include rotavirus, calicivirus, and Norwalk virus. Rotavirus is the major pathogen of ...

The reliability of saliva as an indicator of rotavirus infection was assessed among 15 infants (3-12 months) with rotaviral and 15 with nonrotaviral diarrhea. Paired salivary samples collected ...

Certain types of gut bacteria can hinder the efficacy of the rotavirus vaccine, according to researchers at the Institute for ...

Diarrhoeal diseases, such as rotavirus and cholera, are spread by water contaminated with faeces. They are preventable and treatable. "Diarrhoeal diseases disproportionately affect young children ...