Professor Tales said of the project: We expect the outcome of this research study to increase our understanding of vascularrelated mild cognitive impairment and vascular dementia and to have a direct, positive influence on the development of reallife and clinically-relevant tests of brain function, such as those used for early diagnosis and for ...
After several infections with different strains of the virus, children acquire immunity to rotavirus. Babies and toddlers between 6-24 months of age are at greatest risk for developing severe disease from rotavirus infection. Adults sometimes become infected, but the resulting illness is usually mild.
Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea and vomiting in infants and young children. It is spread by eating contaminated food, touching contaminated surfaces or drinking contaminated water. Something as simple as not washing your hands well enough can spread rotavirus.here is no drug to treat rotavirus infection. Prior to the introduction of rotavirus vaccines in the U.S. in 2006, rotavirus resulted in the hospitalization of approximately 55,000 U.S. children each year. In developing countries, rotavirus leads to an estimated 450,000 deaths each year in children under five.