Stomach Flu

Rotavirus is the most common cause of diarrhea in infants and young children. The watery diarrhea can be mild to severe. The stomach flu duration for a rotavirus infection is generally 3 to 9 days.
 
Severe diarrhea from rotavirus gastroenteritis can lead to a dangerous depletion of body fluids called dehydration, which can result in death if untreated. Virtually all children become infected with rotavirus in the first 3 to 5 years of life, but severe diarrhea and dehydration occur mainly among children aged 3 months to 35 months.

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