Professor of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Gadjah Mada Sri Suparyati Soenarto, Friday (20/1), in Jakarta, say, from surveillance in eight provinces 2009-2015 is known, half of children under five who need hospitalization diarrhea have diarrhea due to rotavirus.
However, people generally do not think diarrhea is an important issue. Not many people know of diarrhea caused by rotavirus.
Diarrhea is still considered a disease that is not lethal and treatable. In fact, rotavirus diarrhea if not properly handled can cause death. "Diarrhea due to rotavirus can not be solved simply by washing hands or maintain hygiene," said Suparyati.
Rotavirus causes inflammation in the digestive tract and intestines. Rotavirus infects primarily the small intestine and destroys the intestinal tissue surface so that absorption of nutrients from food is disrupted.
