While everyone is trying to avoid the common cold or flu, doctors say there's another virus that's being overlooked. The rotavirus is a bug that can cause diarrhea and vomiting. And because it affects thousands of children each year, it can also make for plenty of worried parents, said CBS 2 News' Ann Martin. Statistics show the rotavirus sends up to 100,000 children in the U.S. to the hospital every year.
Pediatricians say studies show the kids at daycare centers are most at risk.
It's spread through what's known as fecal-oral contact. Almost every child in the world get the virus by the time they turn four, said Martin. Luckily, it doesn't last more than a week. The vaccine won't prevent all strains of the rotavirus, but doctors say it should protect against the most severe cases.