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Coronavirus
fromSFGATE
3 days ago

Lesser-known virus that can cause fatal diarrhea raging in Northern California

A potentially fatal rotavirus outbreak is affecting young children in Northern California, leading to severe symptoms and hospitalizations.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

America's U-Turn on Childhood Vaccinations

Rotavirus causes mostly mild illness but can produce severe dehydration and death in infants; licensing of oral vaccine RotaTeq (2006) reduced severe cases.
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