New horror raised by the World Health Organization about the “Nipah” virus, after warning it of the possibility of a new pandemic spreading due to this virus, and the possibility of it mutating again to become a pandemic like Corona and more ferocious, transmitted through breathing, infecting pigs and bats and transmitted from infected animals to humans, especially fruit bats It is a type of fox bats that is considered a natural carrier of the virus, and then it is transmitted between infected people.Add an advertisement
The origin of the virus
Nipah is one of the 10 infectious diseases identified by the World Health Organization as the greatest threat to public health, especially in light of the unwillingness of major global pharmaceutical companies to respond.
The virus was first discovered in Kampung Songhai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998, and it infected the nervous and respiratory systems of 265 people, of whom 115 died, and it is most likely transmitted by bats, a type of flying foxes that are found in China, Guinea, Southeast Asia and Australia.
The “Nipah” virus is contagious, and it causes a mortality rate of 75%, and its original vector is the fruit bat, as the outbreak in Bangladesh and India has been linked to drinking Date palm juice.
Symptoms
And those infected with a virus suffer.NipahFrom a fever, cough, headache, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, problems with swallowing and blurred vision, about 60% of patients infected with the virus enter a coma in which they urgently need help in breathing.
And patients who have developed the disease suffer from severe high blood pressure, high heart rate, high body temperature, and an incubation period within 4-14 days after exposure to the virus.
Infection Control Tips
As for ways to prevent the spread of infection with the virus, Dr. Magdy Badran, a member of the Egyptian Society of Allergy and Immunology, revealed it, as he advised citizens to avoid bats accessing fresh food products, wash fruits well and peel them before consuming them, and not eat fruits when noticing a bat bite sign.
Advice also included boiling the liquids extracted from the palms before eating, and wearing gloves and protective clothing while dealing with sick animals or their tissues.
Avoid contact with infected pigs in endemic areas, avoid physical contact and deal with infected pigs without protective clothing, wash hands regularly after caring for or visiting patients, health care workers should take precautions to combat infection.
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