Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Rotavirus
MICROBIOLOGY
- Non-enveloped double-stranded RNA virus, family Reoviridae
- Rotavirus strains are classified by serogroups (A through G).
- The rotavirus particle is physically hardy. It is inactivated by alcohol concentrations >40% (Purell, Lysol) and free chlorine.
- The infectious dose is small.
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Last updated: March 18, 2023
Citation
Fabre, Valeria. "Rotavirus." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540693/2/Rotavirus.
Fabre V. Rotavirus. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540693/2/Rotavirus. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Fabre, V. (2023). Rotavirus. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540693/2/Rotavirus
Fabre V. Rotavirus [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540693/2/Rotavirus.
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