A Nipah virus infection is a viral infection caused by the Nipah virus. Symptoms from infection vary from none to fever, cough, headache, shortness of breath, and ...NipahvirusinfectionFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchDiseasecausedbyNipahvirusNipahvirusinfectionStructureofaHenipavirusSpecialtyInfectiousdisease SymptomsNone,fever,cough,headache,confusion[1]ComplicationsInflammationofthebrain,seizures[2]Usualonset5to14daysafterexposure[1]CausesNipahvirus(spreadbydirectcontact)[3]DiagnosticmethodBasedonsymptoms,confirmedbylaboratorytesting[4]PreventionAvoidingexposuretobatsandtosickpigsandpeople.TreatmentSupportivecareonly[2]Frequency~701humancases(1998toMay2018)[5][6]Deaths~50to75%riskofdeath[5][7]ANipahvirusinfectionisaviralinfectioncausedbytheNipahvirus.[2]Symptomsfrominfectionvaryfromnonetofever,cough,headache,shortnessofbreath,andconfusion.[1][2]Thismayworsenintoacomaoveradayortwo,[1]and50%to75%ofthoseinfecteddie.Complicationscanincludeinflammationofthebrainandseizuresfollowingrecovery.[2]TheNipahvirus(NiV)isatypeofRNAvirusinthegenusHenipavirus.[2]Thevirusnormallycirculatesamongspecifictypesoffruitbats.[2]Itcanbothspreadbetweenpeopleandfromotheranimalstopeople.[2]Spreadtypicallyrequiresdirectcontactwithaninfectedsource.[3]Diagnosisisbasedonsymptomsandconfirmedbylaboratorytesting.[4]Managementisrestrictedtosupportivecare;[2]asof2020[update]thereisneithervaccinenorspecifictreatment.[2]Preventivemeasuresincludeavoidingexposuretobatsandsickpigs,andnotdrinkingrawdatepalmsap.[8]AsofMay2018about700humancasesofNipahviruswereestimatedtohaveoccurred,and50to75percentofthoseinfecteddied.[5][7][6]InMay2018,anoutbreakofthediseasecaused17deathsintheIndianstateofKerala.[9][10][11]Thediseasewasfirstidentifiedin1998byateamofresearchersattheFacultyofMedicine,UniversityofMalayaduringanoutbreakinMalaysia.ThemajorityofthepatientsinMalaysiadiagnosedwiththediseasewerereferredtoandtreatedattheUniversityofMalayaMedicalCentre.Theviruswasisolatedandidentifiedin199