Adenovirus

Rotavirus and adenovirus are the leading causes of viral enteritis

Infects lining of eyes, airways, lungs, intestines, urinary tract, and nervous system
Common cause of fever, cough, sore throat, diarrhea, pink eye
More common in children than adults; most kids have had one infection by age 10
Usually mild, self-resolving in a few days
Can be more serious in people with weak immune systems, especially children

What our notes say

Rotavirus and adenovirus are the leading causes of viral enteritis (Paediatrics end of 2nd semester exam (MBPE 4300): 5 October 2021, 50 MCQs)
Causes: mostly viruses (rhinovirus, influenza, parainfluenza, RSV, coronavirus, adenovirus). (Bronchitis (Acute and Chronic))
| Post-infectious (commonest, especially in Kenya) | Tuberculosis, severe pneumonia, measles, whooping cough, adenovirus | (Bronchiectasis)
Differential includes group A strep, EBV, adenovirus, diphtheria. (Bacteriology and Entomology Supplementary Exam)
Completely ineffective against adenovirus (the actual likely cause here) (Pharmacology Cheat Code)
Class I — dsDNA: Herpesviruses, Adenovirus, Poxvirus, Papillomavirus (VIROLOGY SEM 3 CRASHED)