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- Kerala was on high alert as rare and deadly Nipah Virus (NiV) infection which was detected for the first time in the state.
- Nipah virus (NiV) infection is zoonotic disease that causes severe disease in both animals and humans. Fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus are natural host of the virus.
- It was first identified during outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998.
- The virus cannot be transmitted through air. But it is transmitted through direct contact with infected bats, pigs. Human to Human transmission from other NiV-infected people is also reported.
- NiV infection can cause acute respiratory syndrome, breathing trouble, inflammation of the brain, fever, headache, drowsiness, disorientation and delirium. Patient can slip into coma within 48 hours.
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