rotavirus

rotavirus /ro·ta·vi·rus/ (ro´tah-vi?rus) any member of the genus Rotavirus. ro´taviral

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Rotavirus /Ro·ta·vi·rus/ (ro´tah-vi?rus) rotaviruses; a genus of viruses of the family Reoviridae, having a wheel-like appearance, that cause acute infantile gastroenteritis and cause diarrhea in young children and many animal species.

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ro·ta·vi·rus (rt-vrs)

n. pl. ro·ta·vi·rus·es

Any of a group of wheel-shaped RNA viruses of the family Reoviridae, including the human gastroenteritis viruses that cause infant diarrhea. Also called gastroenteritis virus type B.

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rotavirus (rō´tvī´rs),

n a double-stranded ribonucleic acid molecule that appears as a tiny wheel, with a clearly defined outer layer or rim and an inner layer of spokes. It is a cause of acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea, particularly in infants.

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Rotavirus

a genus in the family Reoviridae which cause diarrhea in the young of many species, including avian, but particularly calves, foals, piglets and lambs, particularly in conditions of poor hygiene, crowding and failure of maternal antibody transfer. The morbidity rate is usually very high but death losses are not heavy provided the hydration of the animals is maintained. There is some species specialization but interspecies transmission is common.