The symptoms of rotavirus are not usually intense, so parents often don't know their child is affected, but up to 100,000 children each year in the United States are hospitalized with severe cases of the disease. On a Tuesday morning he started vomiting, by Wednesday the diarrhea started and it was just very obvious he did not feel well. He's a very active baby and he became very listless, very lethargic.
Doctors say children who go to day care facilities are most at risk for rotavirus infection.
Essentially someone with dirty hands who maybe just changed a diaper. But now a rotavirus vaccine is available that should protect children against the most severe cases of the disease. It's given orally at two,four, and six months of age. Peak season for the virus is during the fall and winter months. All Rights Reserved.