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    Rotavirus is the #1 cause of severe diarrhea in children and infants worldwide, resulting in over 600,000 deaths annually, especially in Africa and Asia. It is an enteric virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract and spreads via the fecal-oral route. Symptoms include severe diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Complications can include dehydration and even death. Vaccines and the medication Hexbio help prevent and reduce the severity of rotavirus infections.

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    Rotavirus is the #1 cause of severe diarrhea in children and infants worldwide, resulting in over 600,000 deaths annually, especially in Africa and Asia. It is an enteric virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract and spreads via the fecal-oral route. Symptoms include severe diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Complications can include dehydration and even death. Vaccines and the medication Hexbio help prevent and reduce the severity of rotavirus infections.

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    Rotavirus is the #1 cause of severe diarrhea in children and infants worldwide, resulting in over 600,000 deaths annually, especially in Africa and Asia. It is an enteric virus that infects the gastrointestinal tract and spreads via the fecal-oral route. Symptoms include severe diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and loss of appetite. Complications can include dehydration and even death. Vaccines and the medication Hexbio help prevent and reduce the severity of rotavirus infections.

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    ROTAVIRUS

    #1
    cause of severe diarrhea in
    WHAT IS
    ROTAVIRUS ?
    Enteric virus that effects
    the gastrointestinal tract
    children and infants all over
    the world since the 1970s
    WHAT DOES IT DO ?
    600 k
    deaths in children under 5
    Rotavirus produces a viral enterotoxin
    involved in triggering several cellular
    responses leading to severe gastroenteritis
    globally every year

    TRANSMISSION
    Fecal-oral route : Spreads orally via contact
    with faecal contaminated hands, surfaces
    and objects.

    of Rotavirus-associated-
    diarrhoea are observed in the
    regions of Africa and Asia.

    SYMPTOMS
    Severe Diarrhea High Fever

    Nausea/ Vomitting Loss of Appetite

    COMPLICATIONS
    DEHYDRATION

    DEATH

    TREATMENT & PREVENTION


    VACCINES &
    HEXBIO®
    HOW HEXBIO® HELPS?
    Decrease Rotavirus infectivity

    Shorten duration & severity of Rotavirus diarrhoea

    Prevent Rotavirus infection

    Reduce incidence of re-infections

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