TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Viruses of Diarrhea
A1  - Ryan, Kenneth J.
Y1  - 2017
N1  - 
T2  - Sherris Medical Microbiology, 7e
AB  - OverviewViral  gastroenteritis  (inflammation  of  stomach,  small,  and  large  intestine)  is  caused  by  rotaviruses,  caliciviruses,  astroviruses,  and  adenoviruses  (some  serotypes),  which  results  in  vomiting  and/or  diarrhea.  In  addition  to  the  bacterial  and  protozoal  agents  responsible  for  approximately  20%  to  25%  of  these  cases,  these  viruses  are  a  significant  cause  of  the  balance.  Acute  diarrheal  disease  is  an  illness,  usually  of  rapid  evolution  (within  several  hours),  that  lasts  less  than  3  weeks.  Worldwide,  diarrhea  caused  by  rotavirus  resulted  in  an  estimated  528  000  infants  death  in  2000,  which  has  dropped  to  an  estimated  21  500  in  2013  due  to  rotavirus  vaccination.  In  the  United  States,  the  total  annual  deaths  before  the  vaccine  era  used  to  be  less  than  60,  but  these  viruses  were  still  the  major  causes  of  severe  illness  and  hospitalization  in  early  life.  Since  the  introduction  of  rotavirus  vaccine  in  the  United  States  in  2006,  rotaviruses-related  illness,  and  hospitalizations  have  significantly  dropped  and  deaths  are  rare.  Symptoms  of  the  rotavirus  disease  like  vomiting,  abdominal  cramps,  and  low-grade  fever  followed  by  watery  stools  that  usually  do  not  contain  mucus,  blood,  or  pus,  are  all  characteristics  of  the  acute  phase  of  illness  and  can  also  be  seen  with  infections  due  to  caliciviruses,  astroviruses,  and  adenoviruses.  These  viruses  and  their  clinical  diseases  are  described  in  this  chapter.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1148672241
ER  -