Definition of rotavirus in English:
rotavirus
noun ˈrəʊtəˌvʌɪrəsˈrōdəˌvīrəs
Medicine Any of a group of RNA viruses, some of which cause acute enteritis in humans.
Example sentencesExamples
- Astroviruses, meanwhile, are a leading cause of gastrointestinal infections, second only to rotaviruses as a cause of childhood diarrhea.
- In recent years, the existence of different types of human rotaviruses has been demonstrated by immunological assays and gel electrophoretic analysis of viral RNA.
- He is investing as much as $300 million to test a vaccine against rotavirus, a highly infectious parasite that can cause deadly gastroenteritis.
- Gastroenteritis is caused mainly by viruses, such as the rotaviruses commonly found in infected shellfish.
- Symptomatic human rotaviruses were detected in 57 of 352 specimens by RNA-PAGE.
Origin
1970s: modern Latin, from Latin rota 'wheel' + virus.