1 Pathogens of the disease

Rotavirus in an adult was first discovered and studied in 1973.If you carefully examine the virus under a microscope, it looks like a scroll wheel. Hence the name "company", which is translated from Latin as a wheel.

Body size is 70 nm. Scientists have discovered a unique structure of the virus. The virus multiplies successfully in the body of a green monkey. Primates remain insensitive to it. The virus can be divided according to the serological type. The reason for this is the structure of the body. If the virus enters the environment, it lives for 3 months .Similar problems in pets can not cause human disease.

2 Ways of infection

Infection, the treatment of which is difficult to transfer exclusively from person to person, because only we can carry and save the virus. It can only break out of the body after a defecation, which lasts 3 weeks. Most often, the cause of the disease is dirty hands. Most often, infection occurs after visiting a patient who is infected with a patient. After some research it was proved that the virus can be transmitted through the air.

Rotavirus infection is recorded in the largest number in tropical countries. Diseases are more frequent in the rainy season, when the long-awaited coolness comes. If the country has moderate climatic conditions, then the peak of infection occurs during the winter period of the year.

The virus can hit people at any age. There are cases when patients do not notice any symptom throughout the period of the disease. The immune system of the body begins to develop a number of special elements that allow you to cope with the manifestations of infection. The accumulation of harmful bodies is observed in the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. A person has an inflammatory process that pushes the virus into the intestinal lumen.

Symptoms and treatment of the virus are fairly simple. First of all, tissue in the intestine begins to die. Gradually, in its place, a new, only restored surface is formed. Such an effect leads to a disruption in the absorption of a number of useful elements from food. This is why a person begins a loose stool.

3 Signs of the presence of the

virus The reasons why rotavirus infection is recognized as one of the most dangerous in the world are described by doctors. Confirmation of the presence of the virus becomes the analysis of the stool of the patient. A study is being conducted through several methods known to doctors. Diagnostic methods serological are practically not used in medical practice. With their help to identify the disease is difficult.

The assay procedure consists in collection of feces by a sterile object of wood origin. It is laid in a clean container with a rubber lid. The sealed tube is placed in a special container that is filled with ice. In this form, the sample is sent to the laboratory for testing.

The virus can successfully develop over a period of 15 hours to 7 days. On average, the first signs of infection appear on day 2.Practically in each case of the disease, in which the presence of adults is documented, the symptoms of the disease are:

• abdominal pain;
• nausea;
• vomiting;
• in some cases, rhinitis is observed;
• lymph nodes in the neck are enlarged;
• diarrhea.

At moments when the infection begins to damage the internal organs, a person begins to show a loose stool. Often such a situation is confused with food poisoning, and therefore they begin to treat absolutely not the disease that actually exists in a sick person. You can distinguish the liquid stool and at home - a specific pungent smell and a dull white color. There is no blood or specific mucus. To this problem, a strong rumbling in the stomach is added.

4 Infection that does not cause temperature increase

Treatment of rotavirus infection can not occur immediately, because in most cases, the sick person does not even rise body temperature. To determine the virus, you need to feel with your fingers at the navel of the patient. If he feels pain, then it can be the first sign of the disease. In the right side of the abdomen there is a constant rumbling. Internal organs, namely the liver and spleen, do not change in size. Doctors sometimes notice swelling of the rectum and sigma, as well as flushing.

The longer the virus resides in the human body, the more damage it does. In patients with a rotavirus infection that is in acute form, there are a number of symptoms:

• sharp decrease in the amount of urine in the body;
• albuminuria begins to develop( infrequently);
• is observed leukocyturia;
• shows erythrocyturia.

When analyzing blood, there is often a high content of nitrogen particles in the blood. At the initial stages of the disease, leukocytosis can be detected, which gradually develops into leukopenia. Unchanged and stable remains ESR.

5 Temporary development of the disease

To treat rotavirus disease is needed from the first day. The period that is allocated to the patient depends on the reaction rate of the patient himself( referring to specialists), as well as on the speed of reaction of the personnel of the medical institution( the beginning of treatment with medicines).Since the discovery of the first symptoms, the lesion of the gastrointestinal tract continues for 2 to 6 days. The speed of the course of the disease depends also on the immune system of the organism of the sick person.

After the diagnosis is determined, the rotavirus infection is stopped. If the epicrisis has not been established on time, complications, as a rule, after infection in patients are not observed. In some cases, the process of worsening of the patient's condition may begin. This is facilitated by late application to the doctor, incorrectly diagnosed diagnosis, untimely treatment, as well as weak immunity.

As the patient is constantly nauseated, diarrhea worries, most patients begin to show dehydration. If you do not completely clear the body or do not wash your hands, the probability of infection remains relevant. A patient who has been re-infected only aggravates the course of the disease.

6 The

treatment process From the material described above, it becomes clear that the question: What is the use of rotavirus?- Do not always get an answer. The reason for this is the responsibility of the patient. In one case, a person does not take any action at all, and in another case, he actively starts taking a variety of medications. Do not delay in this case with a visit to the doctor. Only experienced personnel will be able to understand the causes of the disease, establish its name and prescribe the correct course of treatment.

Complicating the healing procedure is that, to date, this disease remains poorly researched.

Complex methods of control aimed at eliminating the cause, namely the virus itself, there is no

Doctors have only to hope for elimination of individual symptoms:

1. Sorbent helps to cope with intoxication.
2. In case of complications, a glucose solution is administered.
3. Antibiotics prescribe only if the virus is accompanied by other diseases.
4. A variety of antiviral drugs are used. Often they are supplemented with enzymes that calm the gastrointestinal tract.

7 Proper nutrition and diet

Diet and proper nutrition remains the only way to keep at least part of the nutrients. According to some doctors, it is the diet that can relieve a number of symptoms. A patient who uses a diet, reduces the risk of losing a large amount of fluid, reduces the risk of gastroenteritis.

The daily diet of a sick person excludes foods that contain lactose. It is her intolerance that causes new bouts of diarrhea. Rotavirus infection is gradually eliminated by a moderate amount of sparing food. Specialists prescribe the use of only cooked food or one that is cooked for a couple.

The first position in the list of dishes is given to liquids. Often prescribe decoctions of dried fruits, based on rice or carrots. The patient must drink a lot of drinking water. Every patient who tolerates rotavirus infection is offered a discussion of food. The doctor himself appoints what can be eaten, and what is forbidden, without any indulgence. At the time of illness, it is not recommended to drink:

• carbonated drinks;
• beans;
• fresh fruit;
• sweets and butter products.

To favorably influenced food include:

• jelly;
• some types of nonfat fish;Rice porridge;
• baked apples;
• low-fat meat broth;
• boiled potatoes or carrots.

After complete recovery from infection, patients are recommended to follow a certain diet. Rotavirus infection can be cured definitively, only by observing it. A person should give up milk and not go back to eating food before the disease.

8 Prevention of disease

Diseases should be prevented, not treated. This opinion exists among the majority of doctors. Rotavirus is no exception. Even the most simple therapy can not be carried out successfully without following preventive measures.

First of all, a patient or a healthy person should take care of their own hygiene. Dirty hands become a frequent pathogen of the disease. Always wash before eating with soap and water. In most cases, the same process, only without using soap, food is also exposed. Some of them can be cooked, fried or steamed, which reduces the risk of infection. Diseases can be transmitted through water. If it is a pipeline, then it is necessary to boil it.

It should not be excluded that rotavirus can be transmitted by airborne droplets. The patient who has contracted, for the entire period of the disease should be protected from contact with other people. In this way, the disease is not transmitted to the closest people.

During the detection of a patient with rotavirus, the medical team must deliver to the place of treatment all those infected in the home or those who can carry the virus. At the same time, complete safety is ensured through the use of special clothing and equipment.

Preventive actions include monitoring people who have been in contact with the patient. In this case, medical examinations, surveys, body temperature measurements and a number of other complex methods for identifying new patients are conducted.

Prophylaxis of the virus implies mandatory disinfection in the patient's ward or other place of its maintenance.

If the virus manifests itself in an enclosed space( in the workplace, in school, etc.), it is necessary to thoroughly check all people and to prohibit them from access to work or study. Only after they are recognized as fully healthy, they can begin to fulfill their direct duties. Confirmation is a certificate that is issued to a person after passing the laboratory tests.