Nipah virus (NIV): a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, first found in MALAYSIA.
Nipah virus 1st identified in 1998 in MALAYSIA. The name out from the village in Malaysia, Sungai Nipah. Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus in Henipavirus. mostly found in fruit batsSymptoms:fever, headache, shortness of breath and also confusion. The disease is suspected in symptomatic individuals
it is transmitted from animals to humans and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people.
Nipah virus 1st identified in 1998 in MALAYSIA. The name out from the village in Malaysia, Sungai Nipah. Nipah virus is a type of RNA virus in Henipavirus. mostly found in fruit bats
Symptoms:
fever, headache, shortness of breath and also confusion. The disease is suspected in symptomatic individuals in the context of an epidemic outbreak.
Complication:
Inflammation of the brain and patients may worsen into a coma over a day(24-48 hours) or two.
Risk factor:
Those people contact with the pig they are infected to Nipah virus. Bats and pigs have spread the Nipah virus.
Diagnosis:
Using a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) from a throat swab, urine, and blood analysis (testing). RNA is isolated from the saliva.
Prevention:
A subunit vaccine using the Hendra G protein was found to produce cross-protective antibodies against Henipavirus and Nipah virus has been used in monkeys to protect against Hendra virus.
Treatment:
There is no specific treatment for Nipah virus infection. While tentative evidence supports the use of Ribavirin, it has not yet been studied in people with the disease.
Report:
Nipah virus outbreak in India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore.In May 2018, an outbreak was reported in the Kozhikode district of Kerala. 21 deaths were recorded, including one healthcare worker among a total of 23 cases. Those who have died were mainly from the districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram.
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