ROTAVIRUS INFECTION. IT HAPPENS TO 95% OF CHILDREN BY AGE 5.²

Because it is so common, widespread, and potentially serious, every parent with an infant or young child should be watchful for rotavirus infection.

Your child is at risk because rotavirus:

• Infects almost every child by the age of 5²
• Affects children of every culture and economic status⁵
• Occurs regardless of quality of water, food or sanitation⁵
• Is estimated to result in an average of 17,000 visits of children younger than 5 to the emergency room each year in Canada¹
• Is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young children^3,4
• Is estimated to account for an average of 41,000 physician visits of children younger than 5 in Canada each year¹
• Has been shown to pass from member to member of a family, regardless of age¹⁹