Officially, five deaths have been reported from the Nepah virus, including one child. The authorities in the state of Kerala have closed schools, offices, and are treating the streets with antiseptics. Nine villages have been declared ‘containment zones’. DailyMail writes about this.
“Nipah is spread by fruit bats, which can transmit the virus to people through contact with infected body fluids, such as saliva or urine left on fruit. These people can then infect others through close contact, including potential airborne transmission through coughing and sneezing “, writes the publication.
Nipah can be fatal as it causes severe breathing problems and fatal swelling of the brain.
The main danger of the virus is that there is no cure for it and there is nothing to treat it. All that doctors can do when it is detected in the body is to help the person by alleviating the symptoms while the immune system itself copes with the disease.
Earlier it became known that Russian officials were required to wear masks in the government house due to a surge in the incidence of viral and infectious diseases, including coronavirus.
