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Title: Rotavirus ... it gets no respect.(Children in Hospitals ...)
Author: John E. Monaco
Publication: Pediatrics for Parents (Newsletter)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Pediatrics for Parents, Inc.
Volume: 20 Issue: 11 Page: 6(1)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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The season has begun. It starts in Mexico and the Southwest and slowly but steadily spreads across the continental U.S. until it reaches the Northeast by spring. It is the single most common cause of severe diarrhea in children under age 2-years-old.
In developing countries, it can be a huge cause of dehydration and death. By the age of three, practically every child in the U.S. has been infected by this group of viruses.
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