Read the passage carefully and answers the following.
Rotavirus gets its name from the fact that, under a
microscope, the virus resembles a wheel. And you could say
about a wheel, rotavirus goes round. This nasty, potentially
lethal bug causes severe acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea
vomiting, primarily in infants and young children.
Prior to the introduction of the rotavirus vaccine,
rotavirus infection was responsible for 200000 emergency
room visits, 55000 hospitalizations, and 60 to 65 deaths each
year in the USA. Worldwide, it is the leading cause of severe
diarrhea among young children, leading to 2 million
hospitalizations and more than 500000 deaths of children
ages 5 and under annually.
1. What are the symptoms of Rotavirus infection?
2. How many deaths, emergency room visits,
hospitalizations, each year in the USA?
3. How the virus resembles?
4. How Rotavirus get his name?
5. Is rotavirus infection was a serious health problem?
6. Write the hospitalizations and deaths annually in
worldwide?
7. What causes severe acute gastroenteritis?
8. Which age of children deaths was annually in worldwide?x
Answers
Answer:
Q1 answer ) The symptoms of Rotavirus infection are :-
1. acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea
2. vomiting .
Q2 answer ) There are:-
1. 200000 emergency room visits
2. 55000 hospitalizations
3. 60 to 65 deaths each year in USA.
Q3 answer) The virus resembles in a wheel .
Q4 answer ) Rotavirus gets its name from the fact that, under a
microscope, the virus resembles a wheel. And you could say
about a wheel, rotavirus goes round.
Q5 answer ) Yes, it was a serious and severe virus worldwide among infants and youn children.
Q6 answer) This virus is leading 2 million
hospitalizations and more than 500000 deaths of children.
Q7 answer) A nasty, potentially
lethal bug causes severe acute gastroenteritis with diarrhea
vomiting, primarily in infants and young children.
Q8 answer ) tThe age 5and under children deaths was annually severe in worldwide.