How can rotavirus cause dehydration?
ANSWER
With all the vomiting and diarrhea, your child may not feel like eating or drinking. This can cause your child to get dehydrated, which might even become life-threatening and require him being put in the hospital.
Older adults, especially those with other illnesses or conditions, might also get dehydrated.
From: What Is Rotavirus?
Reviewed by Dan Brennan on February 2, 2019
SOURCES:
CDC: "Rotavirus."
Mayo Clinic: "Rotavirus."
Cleveland Clinic Children's: "Rotavirus."
SOURCES:
CDC: "Rotavirus."
Mayo Clinic: "Rotavirus."
Cleveland Clinic Children's: "Rotavirus."
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