Nipah Virus Kerala | Two Deaths Due To Nipah Virus Reported In Kerala, Kozhikode State On High Alert

Nipah Virus Kerala | Two Deaths Due To Nipah Virus Reported In Kerala, Kozhikode State On High Alert

Two deaths due to Nipah Virus reported in Kerala, a team from Health Ministry reaches to state to provide assistance.

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday confirmed that the two "unnatural deaths" reported from Kerala's Kozhikode district were caused by the Nipah virus.

Nipah is a viral infection that mainly affects animals such as bats, pigs, dogs, and horses. Being zoonotic, it can jump to humans who come in contact with the infected animals and cause serious disease. What are signs and symptoms? · It usually presents as fever and swelling of the brain called encephalitis.

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