What is Nipah virus (NiV)?
Nipah Virus (NiV) is a viral infection that causes a severe disease
in both animals and humans. In 1998 it was identified in pigs in Malaysia
and after that it has been seen in humans,
approximately more than 388 people were infected at that time in Malaysia.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO), the natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus.It can be transfer through infected bat, pigs and human who have been infected.
Symptoms of Nipah Virus (NiV)?
Symptoms are Fever, Cough, Headache and Short Breath, In the early stage it's very difficult to identify the symptoms as it could be seen as normal cold or viral infection.
Normally
it takes 14-15 days to completely identify that the victim is infected with
Nipah virus (NiV).
Safety
or Precautions :
·
Do not contact directly with the affected person, pig or bat.
·
Do not drinking raw date palm sap.
News:
Recently
the infection of Nipah Virus (NiV) could be seen in Kerala, till now the
affected people count has been reached 14.
According
to Health Ministry of India the primary source of Nipah Virus (Niv) are bats
and pigs. The outbreak team is doing inspection on other possible reasons behind
it.
Note:
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