Presence of rare infection that can be severe in kids declines, except in one region
Key takeaways
- One region, however, is seeing its positive test rate continue to climb.
- Rotavirus used to be rather common, with nearly every young child getting it, according to the Children s Hospital of Philadelphia.
- It s a contagious infection in the stomach and intestines that mostly impacts children, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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One region, however, is seeing its positive test rate continue to climb.
Rotavirus used to be rather common, with nearly every young child getting it, according to the Children s Hospital of Philadelphia. Annually, anywhere from 55,000 to 70,000 U.S. children would be hospitalized for rotavirus. Since vaccines for the infection became available, the rate has dropped to between 11,000 and 14,000 hospitalizations a year.
It s a contagious infection in the stomach and intestines that mostly impacts children, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Rotavirus spreads through contact with the stool of an infected person, namely when the child touches their mouth after exposure.