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.
Incurable Nipah brain virus kills teenager in India - NBC News
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 persons in the high-risk...
Nipah virus death puts health officials on alert in southern India - CNN
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Kochi, India — Authorities in southern India’s Kerala state are taking preventive steps after the death of a 14-year-old boy from the Nipah virus and the identification of 60 people in the...
What is the Nipah virus and how is it different from COVID, …
WEBSep 7, 2021 · An expert explains more about the Nipah virus and why it is deadlier than COVID-19 after a 12-year-old boy dies from the disease in India.
Indian authorities rush to contain a deadly Nipah virus outbreak …
WEBSep 14, 2023 · CNN — A state in southern India is taking measures to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus after two people died from the rare and often deadly disease, shutting schools and testing hundreds to...
Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala: 175 people exposed, says Health ...
WEB3 days ago · Kerala health minister Veena George announced that 175 people in Malappuram district are on the contact list for the Nipah virus outbreak. Among them, 74 are healthcare workers. The state has recorded its second death this year due to the virus. Containment measures include closing shops by 7 pm and shutting down public spaces.
Nipah virus: Kerala state issues alert after 14-year-old dies - BBC
WEBJul 22, 2024 · Health authorities in India's Kerala state have issued an alert after a 14-year-old boy died of the Nipah virus. According to the state's health minister, an additional 60 people have been...
Nipah virus: Kerala reports second death in four months
WEB19 hours ago · A 24 year old student who was visiting his hometown of Malappuram, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, has become the second person to die from Nipah virus infection in the state this year, the country’s national laboratory confirmed on 15 September. The first was a 14 year old boy who died in June within days of testing positive for Nipah. The World Health Organization lists Nipah as a ...
Why There Are Fears That Nipah Virus Could One Day Cause A Deadly ... - NPR
WEBSep 12, 2021 · The Nipah virus is making news again after tragic reports that a 12-year-old boy died from the virus on Sept. 5 in Kerala's Kozhikode district. He had been admitted to a...
Nipah virus outbreak: Boy, 14, dies from 'brain-swelling ... - Sky News
WEBJul 22, 2024 · A 14-year-old boy has died from Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Sixty more people are now being classed as "high risk" after potentially coming into contact with the virus. The boy went into cardiac arrest after contracting the virus which can cause a lethal, brain-swelling fever.
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