PDF-Epidemiology of Rotavirus in India

Article Jain it Umesh D Parashar I Roger I Glass I and Maharaj K Bhan 2 Gastroenteritis Section Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for. . These slides are intended to support your advocacy efforts. Please incorporate those that may be useful to you in your presentations.. For questions, please contact . jen.farber@gmmb.com. . . Special thanks to the ROTA Council’s Partners: Johns Hopkins University, PATH, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their technical guidance and expertise in developing these slides. . 2. Global Impact of Gastroenteritis . www.who.int/vaccine_research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/print.html. 3. FOODBORNE GASTROENTERITIS. www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/foodborneinfections_g.htm. Bacterial Agents. COMMON, SEVERE, DEVASTATING, PREVENTABLE. THE LATEST EVIDENCE & WHAT’S NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. Contents. Executive . s. ummary . [Slide 3. ]. Rotavirus: B. ackground. , illnesses and deaths . Diane Williamson. Emergency Medicine Consultant . Addenbrooke’s. Hospital. October 6. th. ACCS Regional Training Day. Definitions. Diarrhoea. - . The frequent passage of unformed liquid stools (3 or more/day). I. . What. . is. . rotavirus. . disease. ?. Rotavirus disease is a diarrheal disease caused by a virus called rotavirus. The name rotavirus comes from a Latin word “. rota. ” the wheel-like appearance of the virus under the . Juliet Sio Aguilar, M.D., M.Sc.. (Birm). Professor of Pediatrics. University of the Philippines Manila. Active Consultant, St. Luke’s Medical . Center. Outline: Taming Killer Diarrhea. “Glocal” Burden . Anas Abu. -. Humaidan. M.D. Ph.D. . Viral gastroenteritis . Gastroenteritis / overview . Gastroenteritis. . is inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract—the stomach and small intestine.. Can be caused by . P age 1 of 2 L 0 1/16 Rotavirus (Viral G astroenteritis) What is r otavirus ? Rotavirus is a virus that is one of the most common caus es of diarrhea and vomiting. Who is at risk for r otavir Rotavirus deaths account for approximately 37 percent of childhood diarrheal deaths and 3.4 percent of all deaths in children under five. Nearly every child is at risk of infection, regardless of loc 329 27b The disease Rotaviruses are ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses that are contained within a protein capsule. Rotavirus strains are classified based on the outer layer proteins VP7 (G type) and VP Marie C. Hill. Programme Director – . BSc/Graduate Diploma/PgDip/. MScPrimary. . Care (Practice Nursing) and . Senior Lecturer (Practice Nursing. ). Senior Fellow Health Education Academy. School of Health Sciences. Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406. Parashar UD, Gibson CJ, Bresee JS, Glass RI. Rotavirus and Severe Childhood Diarrhea. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(2):304-306. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1202.050006. Parashar UD, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406.