Nipah virus was first identified in Malaysia in 1998. Cases such as the recent death of a boy in Kerala, India have raised concernsthat it could mutate.
Kerala govt had conducted a complete house-to-house survey within a 3-km-radius from the house of the 12-year-old boy who succumbed to the Nipah virus on 5 September 5.
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The state government has informed people about the antiviral Ribavirin which may have a role in reducing mortality among patients with encephalitis caused by Nipah virus disease.
Nipah is transmitted from animals to humans and causes fever, headache, cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing, and vomiting. Deaths can occur in 40-75% cases.
The two new patients are health workers, who were among the high-risk contacts of the deceased child. One works at Kozhikode Medical College hospital and the other at a pvt hospital.
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