STUDY OF THE ROTA VIRUS DIARRHEA CLINICAL FEATURES AND ITS FREQUENCY UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE CHILDREN

Objective: To know the clinical features and frequency of acute rotavirus juvenile diarrhea (AWD) in below or 5 years of children age. Study design: cross-sectional study. Place and Duration: Pediatrics Unit-II Department, Services Hospital, Lahore for the period of one year from December 2016 to December 2017. Materials and methods: After the parents' consent was received, a child under 180 years of age was taken to work. Data; nutritional status, demographics, and presence or absence of rotavirus and degree of dehydration after the stool (ELIZA). Findings: 48 (27%) out of 180 children had AWD caused by rotavirus. 45 (93%) from 48 cases were under 2 years of age. (66.7%) were male. According to the Z classification, severe malnutrition noted in 6 (12.5%) cases. severe dehydration noted clinically in 25 (52.1%) of children. Conclusion: under 5 years the incidence of rotavirus diarrhea in children is 27%. It is common in children who are malnourished. one of the most common presentations in these children was Severe dehydration.