The Most Lethal Viruses Known To Mankind

Rotavirus

Rotavirus is the main cause of severe diarrhea in young children and infants. According to the World Health Organization, more than four hundred and fifty-three thousand children under the five years old died from the virus in 2008 alone. Researchers believe the virus spreads through the fecal-oral route, or when small feces particles are consumed. There are two vaccines available to protect children in the developed world from rotavirus; however, the virus remains a killer in parts of the world where treatment is not widely available.

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