Rotaviruses

*Content*

**Rotaviruses** are infectious viruses that can cause disease in humans. Rotavirus infection is also known as rotavirus diarrhea and is one of the most common infectious diseases in children in the world. This article describes the mechanism of occurrence, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of rotavirus.

Mechanism of occurrence

Rotavirus viruses are similar in structure to bacterial viruses, but differ from them in that instead of DNA they have RNA. Rotavirus usually infects humans through the nutritional route, when it enters the digestive system through water, food, dirt, dirty hands or infected people. Less commonly, they can be transmitted through airborne droplets produced by sneezing or coughing, or through contact with infected material. When the virus enters the human body, it infects the cells of the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract