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Rotavirus
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis uncommon
Linked signs and symptoms
17Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Cachexia (Weight Loss, Muscle Wasting, Fatigue, Weakness)
- Dehydration
- Diarrhoea (Diarrhea)
- Excessive Thirst
- Eye: Decreased Shedding of Tears (Lacrimation)
- Eyes Sunken
- Feet Cold
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Fingers Cold
- Fontanelle Sunken in Babies
- Mind: Lethargy
- Mouth Dry (Xerostomia)
- Skin Cool and Clammy
- Skin Dry
- Thirst
- Vomiting
- Weakness
Linked drugs / medications
0No linked drugs are listed yet.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
0Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
No linked treatment or supportive options are listed yet.
Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
6These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
Biological markers/agents
9This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often decreased
7- EosinophilsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–3 %; 0–3 %Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Eosinophil Differential Of Total WBC
- Helper T cells (CD3(plus), CD4(plus))Reference range example589–1,505 cells/mm3; 32–61Linked diagnostic testsHelper T cells (CD3(plus), CD4(plus)) Count
- Natural Killer Cells (CD16 Percentage)Reference range exampleAll: 4–30 %Linked diagnostic testsLymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic testsPlatelet Count
- Segmented NeutrophilsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 50–62 %; Adult ( > 16y): 2,500–8,000 mm3Linked diagnostic testsDifferential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Neutrophil Absolute Count
- T-Suppressor (CD8) CellsReference range exampleAll: 15–40 %Linked diagnostic testsLymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Total T cells (CD3(plus))Reference range exampleAll: 55–90 %; 812–2,318 cells/mm3Linked diagnostic testsLymphocyte Immunophenotyping, Total T Cells (CD3(plus)) Count
Introduction / full article
Rotavirus
Summary References
Treatments:
1. http://www.dhpe.org/infect/rot.html
2. http://www.rotavirusinfo.com/rotavirus-symptoms.html
3. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/rotavirus-gastroenteritis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
4. http://www.medicinenet.com/rotavirus/article.htm
5. http://www.rotavirus.ca/parents/e/symptoms.html
6. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/rotavirus/DS00783/METHOD=print
7. http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccines/rotavirus
8. http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/rotavirus.html
9. http://www.cdc.gov/rotavirus/
10. http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/rotavirus/dis-faqs.htm
11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2549788
12. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1649875
13. http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199610033351404
14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9015109
15. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1962726
16. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10532018