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Rotavirus is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the taxonomic family Reoviridae. It is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children; by the age of five, nearly every child in the world has been infected with rotavirus at least once.[1] Rotavirus was discovered in 1973,[2] and is now known to account for up to 50% of infants and children being hospitalised with severe diarrhoea.[3]
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Rotavirus | |
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Computer reconstruction of a transmission electron micrograph of a rotavirus particle. | |
Virus classification | |
Group: | Group III (dsRNA) |
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Genus: | Rotavirus |
Species: | A,B,C,D,E,F, and G |
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There are seven species of rotavirus, referred to as A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. Rotavirus A, the most prevalent, causes more than 90% of infections in humans. Within Rotavirus A there are different strains called serotypes.[4] Rotavirus also infects animals and is an important pathogen of livestock.[5]