Harmful for your Health-The Nipah Virus, Important things you need to know
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After the sudden outbreak of Nipah Virus, it makes the people worried. As this virus started in Kerala but now many affected peoples with Nipah Virus symtoms were also found in Goa. Many states have issued the alert! The source of the viral outbreak is believed to have originated in the Changaroth panchayat in Kozhikode district of northern Kerala. The first fatality, believed to be of the virus but not confirmed, was that of Mohammad Sabith, 23, on May 5 this year.
Two weeks later, his elder brother and paternal aunt too yield to the illness, both of whom were tested positive for the virus. It was on the evening of May 20 that the blood and fluid samples of the two victims came back positive from the department of virus research at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Q) What is Nipah Virus (NiV) ?
According to the doctors of WHO ( World Health Organisation), it is a zoonotic pathogen (transmitted from animals to humans) reported for the first time in Malaysia in 1998 in a village known as Kampung Sungai Nipah. The virus’s natural hosts are considered to be fruit bats although it has been found to have been transmitted to humans from pigs as well as seen in Malaysia.
In later outbreaks in Bangladesh, people were found to have been infected after consuming date palm sap that was contaminated by virus-carrying fruit bats. The virus can be transmitted from humans to humans as well.
Q) What are the symptoms of the NiV Virus?
Some common symptoms of this virus are fever, headaches, sore throat, vomiting, dizziness and muscle pain are the symptoms associated with the viral infection. The time interval from which the infection to shows its first symptoms, is generally 4-14 days.
Q) How does this Nipah Virus get transmitted?
It is the Air-brone transmitted virus and can be transmitted through the secretions from fruit bats or pigs and droplets or with the direct contact with sick pigs.
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Q) What are the treatment process of NiV Virus ?
The basic mode of treatment is limited to intensive supportive care for neurological and respiratory complications. Sadly there is no vaccine or cure has been invented yet. But upon the symtoms go to the doctor immediately.
Till Monday (May 28), a total of 14 fatalities have been recorded, 13 of which have been confirmed for NiV. From the other news sources it had been found in other states of India such as Goa. In Goa, the affected person has been found with the same symptoms of Nipah Virus Infection yet it was not confirmed. The person has been taken to isolated.
It is a serious health crisis for the state but doctors say that the virus has been largely contained and that all the fatalities can be tied to one single family. Since human-to-human contact is necessary for transmission, all the casualties were those who came in contact with the initial victims who were infected. Most of the deaths occurred at the Kozhikode Medical College where they were admitted.A team from AIIMS also visited the affected areas and took samples for testing. Many states of India have issued alert for that. Beware for this type of infection, if any symtoms of Nipah Virus will shown then immediately contact to your nearest Hospital.
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