My daughter was infected by Rotavirus a week back. There was severe diarrhea and vomiting. She's still getting her strength back from the illness, but thank God she's kinda well now. It was really a blessing because her pediatrician is so good that she did not consider admitting my baby to the hospital anymore. Roughly 2 weeks of medication is enough.
Well, let me alert you a little about Rotavitus. Not everyone is familiar with this disease.
According to Wikipedia:
“Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhea among infants and young children, and is one of several viruses that cause infections often called stomach flu, despite having no relation to influenza. It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae. By the age of five, nearly every child in the world has been infected with rotavirus at least once. However, with each infection, immunity develops, and subsequent infections are less severe; adults are rarely affected. There are five species of this virus, referred to as A, B, C, D, and E. Rotavirus A, the most common, causes more than 90% of infections in humans.
The virus is transmitted by the faecal-oral route. It infects and damages the cells that line the small intestine and causes gastroenteritis. “
So moms, remember it is transmitted by FAECAL – ORAL ROUTE. Meaning faecal particles from one host are introduced into the oral cavity of another potential host. So strict hand washing should be implemented at all times, especially, after coming out of the rest room and when preparing food not only for you babies but for the whole family. Don’t wanna blame the new yaya about this, but we think she’s the one that caused Zoe this illness.
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