How to prevent rotavirus enteritis?

Because the shape of rotavirus under an electron microscope resembles a wheel, it is named rotavirus. Rotavirus has relatively strong resistance, so it is best to strengthen prevention on a daily basis, eat more potassium-containing foods, and strictly control the hygiene of food, drinking water and personal hygiene.

1. Manage the source of infection and identify and isolate patients early. Close contacts and suspected patients should be closely observed.

2. Cut off the transmission route, strengthen diet, drinking water and personal hygiene, and do a good job of disinfecting the patient's feces: prevent drinking water and food from being contaminated. Hospitals must strictly carry out disinfection work in the infant area and neonatal room. Children who cannot control their bowel movements should be restricted from attending day care or school.

3. Vaccines against rotavirus are now available for clinical use. During an epidemic, passive immunization of high-risk and susceptible groups also has a certain preventive effect. Human milk can be protective to a certain extent. Breastfeeding is encouraged to reduce the severity of illness in young children. The milk of yaks immunized with bovine rotavirus contains IgA and IgG antibodies, and feeding infants with this milk also has a protective effect.