GlaxoSmithKline.GLAXOSMITHKLINE, a U.K. pharmaceutical company, said it chose Mexico as the site for the global launch of rotavirus rotavirus /ro·ta·vi·rus/ (ro´tah-vi?rus) any member of the genus Rotavirus. ro´taviral Rotavirus /Ro·ta·vi·rus/ (ro´tah-vi?rus drug Rotarix. Rotavirus infection rotavirus infection Virology RI is usually mild, but may be severe in children ≤ 2 yrs due to intense vomiting Morbidity > 870,000 children < age 5 die of rotavirus infection in developing countries, in contrast to 75 to 150 in the US Epidemiology is the leading cause of severe diarrhea and vomiting vomiting, ejection of food and other matter from the stomach through the mouth, often preceded by nausea. The process is initiated by stimulation of the vomiting center of the brain by nerve impulses from the gastrointestinal tract or other part of the body. in infants and young children. The company will soon launch the drug in other Latin American markets and in Asia. |
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