Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a high mortality rate.
The first cases of Nipah virus infection were identified in 1998, when an outbreak of neurological and respiratory disease on pig farms in peninsular Malaysia caused 265 human cases, with 108 deaths.
Recently 2 death reported in kerala, india from Nipah virus.
Symptoms:
Fever
Headache
Muscle pain (myalgia)
Vomiting
Sore throat
These symptoms can be followed by more serious conditions including:
Dizziness
Drowsiness
Altered consciousness
Acute encephalitis
Atypical pneumonia
Severe respiratory distress
Transmission:
The virus normally circulates among some fruit bats. It can both spread between people and from other animals to people. Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source.
Prevention:
Preventive measures include avoiding exposure to bats and sick pigs, and not drinking raw date palm sap.
Avoid contact with infected individual.
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