PPT-The Rotavirus

Organization of Technical Allies ROTA Council Goal of the ROTA Council To accelerate the introduction of rotavirus vaccines through the use of evidence and strategic communications targeting policymakers and other key decisions makers . . 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. . Introduction. . Rotavirus . vaccines lead to significant reductions in severe and fatal diarrhea in both vaccinated and unvaccinated children. Rotavirus vaccines are saving lives and improving health in countries where children have access to them. . N . Engl. J Med 2011;365:1108-17. Vanessa Craven. Clinical Research Fellow. Image removed for copyright reasons. The Global Picture. D&V in < 5yrs . 111 million stay at home. 25 million clinic visits. 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. 1 Why get vaccinated? Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. The diarrhea can be severe, and lead 2 Rotavirus vaccine Two brands of rotavirus vaccine are avai 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 . COMMON, SEVERE, DEVASTATING, PREVENTABLE. THE LATEST EVIDENCE & WHAT’S NEEDED TO STOP ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. ROTA COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS. 33. Despite the WHO recommendation that rotavirus vaccines be introduced into every country’s national immunization program, about . 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 . a . Viral pathogen that is the leading cause of . severe diarrhea . in . children. . Rotavirus was discovered in 1973 by a team of scientists in Melbourne, Australia that were led by Dr. Ruth Bishop.. 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 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, Bresee JS, Gentsch JR, Glass RI. Rotavirus. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998;4(4):561-570. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0404.980406.