All you need to know about Nipah virus
Category : HEALTH Author : thinking beings Date : Thu May 31 2018 Views : 308
What is Nipah Virus?
It’s a virus( A virus is neither living nor non-living, it uses its DNA or RNA to change the genetic code of a cell which results in abnormalities) . Its called “Nipah because it was first observed in a Malaysian village called as “Sungai Nipah”. The pig farmers of the village were the first one to have been infected with this virus. It was tested to be transmitted from the pigs tissues who were infected with the virus. It showed related with Hendra virus, which are generally found in Flying bats. As per the reports of CDC (Centre for disease control and prevention)
Outbreaks
First instances were known to have appear in Malaysia in the year 1999, in farmers who reared pigs. However it was controlled then
Then formerly it was reported in Bangladesh in 2001, nearly it has and nearly the outbreak occured in the country since then, it is also know to have spread in eastern country.
How it spreads?
It spreads through the following modes:
- Exposure to secretions from infected animals or direct contact with the tissues of the sick animal.
- From an infected Human to the caregivers.
- From Fruits (such as date palm juice) infected with bats saliva or urine.
Symptoms and sign of infection
In human beings
- Initial symptoms – influenza (fever, headache, muscle pain, vomiting and sore throat)
- Later stages – Encephalitis (confusion, drowsiness,coma,altered consciousness) and acute respiratory illness.
In animals
- Generally infected animals show no symptoms, but some may show acute fever, illness.
- Neurological symptoms include trembling, muscle spasm.
Diagnosis
·The main test used for diagnosis are ELISA (Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and RT-PCR(Real TIme Polymerase Chain Reaction).
·Other tests include PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) assay and Virus isolation by cell culture.
Prevention
- Reduce exposure to overcrowded places.
- Controlling the outbreak in animals, isolating them if infection is suspected.
- Preventing the infected animals to move from other areas.
- Creating awareness.
- Fruits which show bat bites should be discarded.
- Unprotected contact with infected human being should be avoided.
Treatment
- Currently there are no vaccines available
- Preventive measures should be strictly followed.
What is Nipah Virus?
It’s a virus( A virus is neither living nor non-living, it uses its DNA or RNA to change the genetic code of a cell which results in abnormalities) . Its called “Nipah because it was first observed in a Malaysian village called as “Sungai Nipah”. The pig farmers of the village were the first one to have been infected with this virus. It was tested to be transmitted from the pigs tissues who were infected with the virus. It showed related with Hendra virus, which are generally found in Flying bats. As per the reports of CDC (Centre for disease control and prevention)Outbreaks
First instances were known to have appear in Malaysia in the year 1999, in farmers who reared pigs. However it was controlled then
Then formerly it was reported in Bangladesh in 2001, nearly it has and nearly the outbreak occured in the country since then, it is also know to have spread in eastern country.
How it spreads?
It spreads through the following modes:
- Exposure to secretions from infected animals or direct contact with the tissues of the sick animal.
- From an infected Human to the caregivers.
- From Fruits (such as date palm juice) infected with bats saliva or urine.
Symptoms and sign of infection
In human beings
- Initial symptoms – influenza (fever, headache, muscle pain, vomiting and sore throat)
- Later stages – Encephalitis (confusion, drowsiness,coma,altered consciousness) and acute respiratory illness.
In animals
- Generally infected animals show no symptoms, but some may show acute fever, illness.
- Neurological symptoms include trembling, muscle spasm.
Diagnosis
·The main test used for diagnosis are ELISA (Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and RT-PCR(Real TIme Polymerase Chain Reaction).
·Other tests include PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) assay and Virus isolation by cell culture.
Prevention
- Reduce exposure to overcrowded places.
- Controlling the outbreak in animals, isolating them if infection is suspected.
- Preventing the infected animals to move from other areas.
- Creating awareness.
- Fruits which show bat bites should be discarded.
- Unprotected contact with infected human being should be avoided.
Treatment
- Currently there are no vaccines available
- Preventive measures should be strictly followed.
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