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 severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children. Before rotavirus vaccine became available, it was estimated that nearly every child in the United States was infected with rotavirus by five years of age, and most infected children developed gastroenteritis.f RV1 is used, it should be given orally in a two-dose series at two and four months of age. Rotavirus vaccine may be administered to infants with minor acute illness. Regardless of which vaccine is used, the first dose should be given between six weeks and 14 weeks and six days of age.