noun
- plural of rotavirus; wheel-shaped viruses that cause severe diarrhea and vomiting, especially in infants and young children
Usage: medical
Examples
- Rotaviruses are the leading cause of severe diarrhea in children worldwide.
- The vaccine helps protect infants from rotaviruses.
- Scientists studied how rotaviruses spread in daycare centers.
- Rotaviruses can cause dehydration in young patients.
- The laboratory identified rotaviruses in the stool samples.
- Proper handwashing helps prevent the transmission of rotaviruses.