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

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

And now you see the next few days of your life will be dominated by barf, saltine crackers, and the worry that everyone in the house will also fall victim to the dreaded stomach bug. It's commonly ...

Nigerian virologist Margaret Oluwatoyin Japhet has designed a rapid test that could diagnose rotavirus at a child’s bedside.

Rotavirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads easily and can make babies and young children very sick. This year, doctors have been seeing more cases earlier in the season than usual. Data from ...

What is adding to the concern is a dip in vaccination rates, which had previously helped keep severe cases under control.

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that almost 8 in 100 people tested for rotavirus have the virus. This is only a little higher than last year at this ...

Recent changes to US rotavirus vaccine recommendations could lead to a sharp resurgence in severe childhood infections and ...

Rotavirus is a common infection among children under 5 years old, causing sickness and diarrhea. The virus primarily spreads through hand-to-mouth contact with contaminated surfaces or food. Person-to ...

Since the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine, infant deaths have decreased significantly worldwide, especially in the United States. But the virus is still a leading cause of death from diarrhea ...

A city's wastewater surveillance could reveal outbreaks of polio, viruses, cholera, and drug-resistant bacteria before ...