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Rotavirus
Gloved hands draw liquid from a vial into a syringe, overlaid on a digitally colored microscopic image of a virus with round particles in clusters.
Infographic showing estimated lives saved by childhood vaccinations worldwide from 1974 to 2024, with syringe-shaped bars for each disease. Measles tops the list at 93.71 million lives saved, followed by tetanus, whooping cough, and others, for a total of 153.84 million lives saved.

rotavirus: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Diagnosis, management, and prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children. Sep 18, 2026
Add new Web site: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Rotavirus: The Disease and Vaccines. Feb 23, 2026
Media added. Feb 24, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Diagnosis, management, and prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children. Nov 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Rotavirus. Apr 04, 2024
New article added. Jul 14, 2023
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