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Virology: Nipah Virus, infection source, symptoms, death rates, vaccines
Nipah Virus and its effect on the human body
Recently, the Kerala State Health Department has confirmed the spread of Nipah virus (NiV) in the state. This virus has been confirmed by a team of doctors conducted by the blood and physical fluids of the victims.
So far, a total of 6 people have died from a clean virus in the state, while some others have been admitted to hospitals but they have not been confirmed as suffering from this virus.
Union Health Minister JP Nadda has sent a specialist team of doctors from New Delhi to Kerala. JP
Nadda directed the director of the National Center for Disease Control to visit the affected districts and take necessary steps.
Nipah virus is an infection that creates its prey by eating fruit bats. This infection was first seen in pigs but later this virus was also reached to humans. In 2004, a Nipah virus started attacking humans in Bangladesh. Nipah virus spreads on bats by eating bats and after eating the same fruit by humans. It contains mostly dates and today.
According to experts, this virus spreads by bats. They are also called fruit bats.
When these bats eat any fruit and the same fruit or vegetable eats any person or animal then it gets infected. Nipah virus affects animals besides humans. No vaccine has been prepared till now.
The death rate of an infected person is 74.5%.
For the first time, this virus was detected by Dr. Ko Bing Chua in 1998. During that time Dr. Bing was graduating from the University of Malaya, Malaysia.
