RT Book, Section
A1 Riedel, Stefan
A1 Hobden, Jeffery A.
A1 Miller, Steve
A1 Morse, Stephen A.
A1 Mietzner, Timothy A.
A1 Detrick, Barbara
A1 Mitchell, Thomas G.
A1 Sakanari, Judy A.
A1 Hotez, Peter
A1 Mejia, Rojelio
SR Print(0)
ID 1163283071
T1 Reoviruses, Rotaviruses, and Caliciviruses
T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260012026
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163283071
RD 2024/04/18
AB Reoviruses  are  medium-sized  viruses  with  a  double-stranded,  segmented  RNA  genome.  The  family  includes  human  rotaviruses,  the  most  important  cause  of  infantile  gastroenteritis  around  the  world  (Figure  37-1).  Acute  gastroenteritis  is  a  very  common  disease  with  significant  public  health  impact.  In  developing  countries,  it  is  estimated  to  cause  as  many  as  1.3  million  deaths  of  preschool  children  annually,  of  which  rotavirus  is  responsible  for  up  to  about  500,000  deaths.  In  the  United  States,  acute  gastroenteritis  is  second  only  to  acute  respiratory  infections  as  a  cause  of  disease  in  families.