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How is a rotavirus spread?
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Oral-fecal: Virus is passed from person to person by oral-fecal route.
Answered 7/5/2012
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Rotavirus: is spread through eating contaminated food, or through close contact with infected individuals. Best practice for prevention is good hand hygiene before preparing food and when changing diapers or having contact with children who are sick with rotavirus. Hope this helps!
Answered 5/21/2018
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