NIPAH Virus Explained : Everything You Need To Know

Описание: What is the NIPAH Virus

Nipah Virus Outbreak in India: Should You Be Worried? (High Mortality, Low Contagion)

A deadly virus with a 75% mortality rate has appeared in India – the Nipah virus. News reports are sounding the alarm, but how concerned should we really be?

In this video, we break down the current Nipah outbreak in India, which is a top concern for the WHO. Learn about its long incubation period, human-to-human transmission capabilities, and why it's been a recurring issue in places like Bangladesh and India since its first identification in Malaysia and Thailand in 1999.

We'll cover:

The Current Situation: 5 cases, 2 fatalities (a physician and hospital worker), and 120+ close contacts isolated. West Bengal currently has 14 million people at stake.
Transmission: How the fruit bat (flying fox) spreads the virus through contaminated date palm fruit, urine, blood, saliva, and its ability to infect pigs, leading to human infection.
Symptoms & Incubation: The asymptomatic incubation phase (1-14 days), flu-like symptoms (headaches, eye aches, fevers, chills, sore throat, mild cough), and the severe risk of encephalitis (brain swelling) which escalates the mortality rate.
No Vaccine, Supportive Treatment: The current lack of specific vaccines or treatments, meaning care is primarily supportive.
Is it the Next Pandemic? Understanding the R0 (R-naught) value. With an R0 of 0.45 compared to COVID-19's 2.5, Nipah is not nearly as contagious, requiring very close contact for transmission.
Prevention: Simple steps to avoid infection in endemic areas, such as washing and peeling fruit, cooking date palm fruit, and avoiding close contact with ill individuals.
Vaccine Development: The good news about an mRNA vaccine targeted at Nipah components currently in study, though still some time away from public availability.
While Nipah is a serious and deadly virus if it leads to encephalitis, its low contagion rate means it's unlikely to become the next global pandemic. Watch to understand the facts and stay informed!

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Dr. Messina is a Board Certified Physician practicing Medicine on Long Island NY since 1986 and a former Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine.
Dr. Messina continues to teach and currently offers continuing education to physicians who want to improve their injection skills or add an anti-aging limb to their practice.

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