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What is the common name for rotavirus?
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Rotovirus: That is the common name. It is responsible for most of the infantile diarrhea hospitalizations in season and many deaths around the world.
Answered 9/13/2019
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Rotavirus: Rotavirus is a reoviridae. Although there isn't a common name for Rotavirus, it does cause stomach flu, aka gastroenteritis.
Answered 2/8/2021
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