• Eileena Mohanty

Acute gastroenteritis in children below five years of age, causing severe diarrhea continues to be one of the important causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Rotavirus infection is acquired by children via the fecal-oral route. Patients usually present themselves with loose stool to severe diarrhea and vomiting, which without proper management further leads to dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, shock and death. This review brings together all the information available till date about rotavirus structure, etymology, classification, mortality, morbidity, serotypes, genotypes, epidemiology, pathophysiology, factors, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and surveillance.

rotavirus,epidemiology,HBGA, pathophysiology

"Rotavirus: What we know till date.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.109-133, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104016.pdf

"Rotavirus: What we know till date.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp109-133, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104016.pdf