Look up: Rotavirus

1. rotavirus
   [n] - the reovirus causing infant enteritis
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2. Rotavirus
   Our Rotavirus Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Rotavirus Rotavirus (RV): A leading cause of severe winter diarrhea in young children, RV each year causes an estimated 500,000 doctor visits and 50,000 hospital admissions in the United States. Almost everyon...
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3. Rotavirus
   Genus of the Reoviridae having a double-layered capsid and 11 double stranded RNA molecules in the genome. They have a wheel-like appearance in the electron microscope, and cause acute diarrhoeal disease in their mammalian and avian hosts.
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4. Rotavirus
   <virology> Genus of the Reoviridae having a double layered capsid and 11 double stranded RNA molecules in the genome. They have a wheel like appearance in the electron microscope and cause acute diarrhoeal disease in their mammalian and avian hosts. ... Probably the most important cause of sev...
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5. rotavirus
   noun the reovirus causing infant enteritis
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6. Rotavirus
   (ro´tә-vi″rәs) a genus of viruses of the family Reoviridae that have a wheellike appearance, are transmitted by the fecal-oral route, and cause acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea in infants and young children. There are 6 different antigenic groups.
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7. rotavirus
   (ro´tә-vi″rәs) any member of
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8. Rotavirus
   (from the article `gastroenteritis`) Viral gastroenteritis, or viral diarrhea, is perhaps the most common type of diarrhea in the world; rotaviruses, caliciviruses, Norwalk viruses, and ... ...segmented, double-stranded RNA. Characteristic features of structure, preferred hosts, and chemistry are the basis for dividing reoviruses into ....
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9. Rotavirus
   The most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. Every year rotavirus claims the lives of approximately 50 children in the US alone. About 70,000 children are hospitalized each year from complications due to rotavirus. The virus affects the bowels and most children have been i...
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10. rotavirus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rō′tă-vī′rŭs Definitions: 1. A group of RNA viruses (family Reoviridae) wheellike in appearance, which comprise a genus, Rota virus, which includes the human gastroenteritis viruses (a major cause of infant diarrhea throughout the world). Sep...
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11. Rotavirus
    `Rotavirus` is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children,<ref name="pmid11052397"/> and is one of several viruses that cause infections often called stomach flu, despite having no relation to influenza. It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the f...
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