What Is a Rotavirus Infection?
2. Causes
The virus is spread by way of the stools of an infected person. In countries where hygiene standards are high and facilities are modern, it is unlikely that contaminated stools will lead to other people coming into contact with the virus. The same cannot be said in many other parts of the world, however.
One reason for the virus’s highly infectious nature is that it can survive for weeks on surfaces that are not sufficiently cleaned. There are also different types of rotavirus, and immunity to one type does not mean the patient is also immune to the other types. Even people that are vaccinated can still fall ill from another variety of the virus.
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