How dangerous is Nipah virus. What happens when you get it. Can you survive the deadly virus? Here is all
Nipah virus (NiV) in its Kozhikode district, prompting authorities to issue a high alert. The virus has already claimed two lives in the state, with two adults and a child currently under quarantine in a local hospital.
This marks the fourth occurrence of the Nipah virus in Kerala since 2018 when it first struck, tragically claiming the lives of 21 out of 23 infected individuals.
Smaller outbreaks were recorded in 2019 and 2021, each resulting in the loss of two lives.
What's Nipah Virus
Nipah virus, classified as a zoonotic virus, is known to transmit from animals to humans. Its transmission can occur through contaminated food or direct contact with infected individuals and their secretions.
This time, the virus strain detected in Kerala has origins in Bangladesh.
While it is believed to be less infectious, it carries a higher mortality rate. Health experts warn that this strain is capable of human-to-human transmission.
How Nipah is transmitted?
Nipah virus (NiV) can infect people from the following sources: Contact with infected animals, such as bats or pigs, or their bodily fluids (such as blood, urine, or saliva) is prohibited.
Consuming food products polluted with the bodily fluids of infected animals (for example, palm sap or fruit tainted by an infected bat)
What happens when you got Nipah? What are Nipah Symptoms?
Nipah virus (NiV) infection can cause mild to severe disease, including brain swelling (encephalitis) and death. Symptoms usually emerge 4-14 days after being exposed to the virus.
Apart from exhibiting typical viral fever symptoms, Nipah virus infection also impacts the nervous system.
