Rotavirus is a virus that infects the lining of the stomach and intestines destroying the cells which absorb the nutrients that we take in. The incubation period is 2-4 days and it is transmitted by picking it up from someone else.This virus is particularly hearty and can stay alive on an outside surface for several days.
Symptoms

A child may experience include fever, rash, vomiting for the first 24-48 hours, and non-bloody diarrhea that may last up to 14 days.

This is done by:
1. Remember treatment is not geared to make the diarrhea stop. Therefore, do not become distressed that the diarrhea has not gone away after a few days. It may last up to two weeks.

2. Replace fluids with a substance that contains both water and salts. The best thing is to continue a regular diet, however, if vomiting is an issue, a simple salt containing solution should be started. These include pedialyte, ricelyte, etc. Substances like gatorade have salts, but they have a lot of sugar as well which can make the diarrhea worse.

3. And finally, and this is the most important point. Getting the infected child back onto solid foods (or formula) again is the best way to treat the diarrhea. Initially, the vomiting will hold you back from advancing to the regular diet. But once this has subsided, you will be able to move onto foods again. This does two things. It provides the salts the body is lacking, but it also nourishes the cells that have been damaged by the virus. Study after study shows that feeding a regular diet as a soon as possible decreases the length of time the diarrhea lasts.

If a person in your family has unfortunately acquired this virus, the best thing you can do to keep other members from getting it is wash your hands.