Signs and Symptoms of Nipah Virus photos

Nipah is a zoonotic virus that can spread from animals to humans and then among humans.

The virus was isolated and identified in 1999 and is named after a village in Malaysia, Sungai Nipah.

Nipah virus can cause mild to severe symptoms that include -- Fever, Headaches, Muscle pain, Vomiting, Sore throat.

This can be followed by dizziness, drowsiness, and altered consciousness.

More severe symptoms are disorientation, seizures, coma, neurological signs like acute encephalitis.

The initial symptoms may appear between 4 to 14 days after the infection.

However, an incubation period as long as 45 days has been reported.

There are currently no drugs or vaccines specific for Nipah virus infection.

In places with a suspected outbreak or positive cases of Nipah virus, avoid close contact with infected people.