Nipah virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBNipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis.
Nipah virus infection - Wikipedia
WEBNipah virus infection is an infection caused by the Nipah virus. Symptoms from infection vary from none to fever , cough, headache, shortness of breath , and confusion. This may worsen into a coma over a day or two, and 50 to 75% of those infected die.
About Nipah Virus | Nipah Virus | CDC - Centers for Disease …
WEBNipah virus causes disease that can spread between animals and people. Nipah virus is carried by fruit bats (genus Pteropus), also known as flying foxes. In 1999, Nipah was first discovered following an outbreak in pigs and people in Malaysia and Singapore.
Nipah Virus: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
WEBJun 20, 2023 · Nipah virus (NiV) is a virus that spreads mainly through fruit bats but can also spread through pigs and other animals. It can cause severe symptoms, including death. There’s no medication or vaccine for it. It’s more common in Asia, primarily Bangladesh and India.
Nipah virus: Facts for Clinicians | Nipah Virus | CDC
WEBMar 25, 2024 · Nipah virus is a dangerous virus carried by the fruit bat. Outbreaks of Nipah happen in people yearly in Asia, usually Bangladesh and India. Around 40%–75% of people with Nipah die. Etiology. Nipah is a zoonotic virus and a member of the family Paramyxoviridae, genus Henipavirus.
Nipah virus infection - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBJun 7, 2023 · Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals, and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly from person-to-person. In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis.
Nipah virus - Wikipedia
WEBNipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high mortality rate (40-75%). Numerous disease outbreaks caused by Nipah virus have occurred in South East Africa and Southeast Asia.
Nipah Virus - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
WEBJun 25, 2021 · Nipah virus infection is caused by the Nipah virus (NiV) and occurs as outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia. It is a zoonotic disease with bats being the reservoir host. Transmission can occur from bat to humans or through pigs which are the intermediate hosts.
Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far - Nature
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Nipah virus (green) can be deadly. Credit: National Institutes of Health/Science Photo Library. In the southern Indian state of Kerala, the bat-borne Nipah virus has infected six people — two...
Recent Advances of Nipah Virus Disease: Pathobiology to
WEB2 days ago · The zoonotic infection of the Nipah virus (NiV) has yet again appeared in 2023 in Kerala state, India. The virus, which has a mortality rate ranging from about 40 to 70%, has already infected India five times, the first being in 2001. The current infection is the sixth virus outbreak in the Indian population. In 1998, the first NiV infection was noted in one village in Malaysia. After that ...
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