Cases of the virus are abnormally high this year, according to health experts, and are especially dangerous for children.

Rotavirus is a virus that can trigger gastrointestinal symptoms, causing stomach discomfort and diarrhea. It can result in diarrhea by disrupting the typical functioning of the intestine. It is a ...

Answers to a range of questions about the disease, which can cause severe symptoms in babies and young children.

Data suggests cases of both types of infection are increasing in the country. Learn why and how to defend against potentially serious illness.

It took just 48 hours for Ben Lopman’s 18-month-old son to go from being an energetic toddler to totally listless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As common infectious diseases go, norovirus is fast and furious. "It usually comes on quickly [and] suddenly with vomiting and ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An oral vaccine for diarrhea reduced hospitalizations of children with rotavirus by more than 70 percent in some parts of the United States, saved money and protected ...

A potentially fatal virus that causes fever, vomiting and severe watery diarrhea among small children is raging throughout Northern California, recent data shows. “It’s extremely contagious,” Dr.

A major new study has shown that rotavirus vaccination reduced infant diarrhea deaths by 34 percent in rural Malawi, a region with high levels of child deaths. The study provides the first ...

Rotavirus is a common viral infection that often affects children under 5 years old. It’s highly contagious, sometimes causing severe diarrhea and dehydration. Rotavirus infection is more common ...

Using MarketScan databases, we assessed RV5 coverage and diarrhea-associated health care use from July 2007 through June 2009 versus July 2001 through June 2006 in children under 5 years of age. We ...

Aug. 10 (UPI) --A recent study found the rotavirus vaccine has reduced hospitalizations of children in the United States by more than 380,000 between 2008 and 2013. The study, published today in the ...