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Diarrhea
Investigators at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatrics zero in on diarrhea in children
October 1st, 2008
A report, 'Natural immunity to rotavirus infection in children,' is newly published data in Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics. "Annual deaths in infants and young children due to rotavirus (RV) infection are around 100,000 in India and about 600,000 globally. Development of a vaccine for this disease is a high priority," scientists writing in the Indian Journal of Biochemistry & Biophysics report. "The protective mechanisms for RV diarrhea in human are not fully understood, but it is known that children develop natural immunity against RV. Early exposure to RV results in most severe episode of diarrhea and subsequent infections are milder or...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-01)
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