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Norwalk like Caliciviruses(norovirus)?
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Major cause of viral gastroenteritis in older children and adults
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describe important properties of Norwalk Viruses
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1) transmission by contaminated food or water;
2) vomitting is a major symptom with or without diarrhea |
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Origin of LIVE oral reassortant rotaviral vaccine contains
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1) Segments of non pathogenic monkey rota virus
2) Double stranded RNA that codes for the icosahedral capsid protein of human rota virus serotypes is substituted |
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Oral rehydration therapy
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Alternative to inpatient intravenous rehydration of infants who are severly dehydrated as a result of rota viral infection...
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Oral rehdration therapy
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Effective and Economical
alternative to IV therapy for dehdration from RotaVirus |
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What is major cause of gastroenteritis in Infants and young children with symptoms of fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting
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Rotavirus
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Rotavirus peaks in the ??
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Winter even though it is naked Icoahedral..
There is an unexplained southest to north and East temporal trend... It usually beings in Novermber and peaks in December-January in the southwest... It continues into the northeast, peaking in March-April there... |
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Picorno=Enterovirus
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PICK YOUR BUTT gastroenteritis...
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