Burden of rotavirus disease worldwide 2010
This statistic displays the annual global burden for the rotavirus disease as of 2010. There are an estimated 23 million outpatient visits due to the rotavirus annually worldwide. Rotavirus is a highly contagious viral disease and is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children. It causes about 1 billion U.S. dollars in the United States alone every year. Vaccination for rotavirus is often made from a single strain or from combining five human-bovine viruses.