轮状病毒感染是婴幼儿急性非细菌性胃肠炎的最常见病因,但病毒传播途径尚未明确。有几组研究曾注意到罹患轮状病毒胃肠炎的婴幼儿患者有上呼吸道前驱症状或同时出现呼吸道症状和体征,提示可能为上呼吸道感染,因而推测是通过呼吸道飞沫传播的。有两份报告认为轮状病毒引起的胃肠炎和中耳炎有关。作者在1978年12月至1979年 Rotavirus infection is the most common cause of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis in infants and young children, but the route of transmission of the virus is not yet known. Several groups of studies have noted that infants with rotavirus gastroenteritis have upper respiratory prodromal symptoms or respiratory symptoms and signs at the same time, suggesting that they may be upper respiratory tract infections and presumably spread through respiratory droplets. Two reports suggest that rotavirus-induced gastroenteritis is associated with otitis media. Author from December 1978 to 1979