Health Dept: Above Expected Levels Of Rotavirus

April 23, 2015

The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Department of Health said they continue to receive reports of diarrhea and vomiting illness in the community, above what is expected, and many of these cases have been confirmed as being caused by a virus called ‘rotavirus’.

“Rotavirus is most common in babies and young children, however older children and adults can also become infected. It is most common in the winter and spring [December through June],” a spokesperson said.

“Once a person has been exposed to rotavirus, it takes about two days for the symptoms to appear. Symptoms of rotavirus include severe watery diarrhea, often with vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain, which can last from three to eight days.

“Symptoms can also include loss of appetite and dehydration [loss of body fluids], which can be especially harmful for infants and young children. Symptoms of dehydration include: decrease in the amount of urine passed, dry mouth and throat and feeling dizzy when standing up. A dehydrated child may also cry with few or no tears and be unusually sleepy or fussy.

“The best way to protect against dehydration is to drink plenty of liquids. Severe dehydration may require hospital admission. If you think you or someone you are caring for has rotavirus disease or is severely dehydrated, contact your doctor.

“The virus is passed most often when the person is sick and during the first three days after they recover. People with rotavirus infection should stay home from school or work until at least 48 hours after the last time they have had symptoms such as diarrhea and/or vomiting.

“In order to become infected, the virus must be passed from an infected person’s stool[feces] and then enter another person’s mouth. This can happen by touching contaminated objects or surfaces then putting your fingers in your mouth and by eating or drinking contaminated food and liquids. Thus, handwashing and cleaning frequently touched surfaces are also important in preventing illness.

“A person may develop rotavirus disease more than once. Usually a person’s first infection with rotavirus causes the most severe symptoms.”

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  1. Kangoocar says:

    Thankfully I should be safe, I never put anyone’s stools ( feces ) in my mouth!!!! Infact I don’t even want to see them??

    • JSD says:

      What about prevention? Rotavirus vaccine… yes it does exist!

      • sswhite says:

        You vaccination junkies make me ill..you want to be shot up full of that crap anytime a sickness occurs…ask a pediatrician if they give that crap to their kids – they are lying to you if they tell you yes believe me I know.

        here is some reality for you in regards to your beloved pharma companies…and the poison vaccines they create.

        why is it that they lobby congress more heavily than any other industry to make themselves free of liability? You cannot sue a manufacture of a vaccine – LAW.
        why is the injury compensation fund (established by the us government) that does exist is paid for by the taxes levied on the sales of the vaccines themselves not from the revenues of the company in question?
        why do insurers look at vaccination programs as an uninsurable risk? much in the same way they view nuclear waste as uninsurable?
        why are the vaccination studies that do exist undertaken by the manufactures themselves and are not subject to test maturation procedures like other medicines that go to the market.
        why does the us vaccinate the most (35 on average by the age of five) of all industrialized nations yet has by far the highest infant mortality rate? You can go to the CDC or the CFR websites for proof…
        why would anyone be foolish enough to think that a pharma company wants you to get healthy? the money is made in the illness. food for thought.

    • hurricane says:

      Without a doubt, Kangoocar, you are just all NASTY on ever level

    • PBanks says:

      Yes, that’s the only way it gets passed around. From deliberately putting feces in one’s mouth.

      Good lord.

  2. sara says:

    I can tell you with certainty that if you and your children are taking a probiotic supplement you either won’t catch it at all or your symptoms will be much less severe than if you are not taking a probiotic.