Treatment of acute rotavirus infection is nonspecific and involves management of symptoms and, most importantly, maintenance of hydration. If untreated, children can die from the resulting severe dehydration. Depending on the severity of diarrhea, treatment consists of oral rehydration, during which the child is given extra water to drink that contains small amounts of salt and sugar. Some infections are serious enough to warrant hospitalisation where fluids are given by intravenous drip or nasogastric tube, and the child's electrolytes and blood sugar are monitored. Antibiotics are not recommended.
Rotaviral gastroenteritis
Porcine epidemic diarrhoea
Travelers' diarrhea
Bacillary dysentery
Shigellosis
Jamaican vomiting sickness
Campylobacteriosis
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis