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A 38-year-old member asked:
What is the common name for rotavirus?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Rotovirus: That is the common name. It is responsible for most of the infantile diarrhea hospitalizations in season and many deaths around the world.
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 26 years experience
Rotavirus: Rotavirus is a reoviridae. Although there isn't a common name for Rotavirus, it does cause stomach flu, aka gastroenteritis.
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Last updated Feb 8, 2021
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