LatestnewsNepaltopcourtquashes2018formationofrulingNepalCommunistPartyExplained:MoreCoviddatamaynotmeanmoreunderstandingFarmerkillshimselfatTikri,eighthsuicidesinceprotestbegan14-dayquarantine,eventscancelled:NewvirusoutbreakinEuropestrandsIndianrider,hishorseIndia-Pakthawfacesearlytest:visasforT20WorldCupUjjwalatojumla...whocanbebiggersyndicatethanModi-Shah:MamataAfterRohingyaheldinJammu,kidswaitforparents,motherforsonNowthatfiscalpolicyhascometoforefront,centralbanksneedtostepbackalittle:SajjidZChinoyInternetimperialismbyselectfewisunacceptable:RaviShankarPrasadNotjustMaharashtraandPunjab,dailycasesslopeupwardsinseveralstatesHomeIndiaNipahVirussymptoms,preventionandcure—allyourquestionsansweredNipahVirussymptoms,preventionandcure—allyourquestionsansweredNipahVirus:Thediseasespreadsthroughfruitbatsor‘flyingfoxes,’ofthegenusPteropus,whoarenaturalreservoirhostsoftheNipahandHendraviruses.By:ExpressWebDesk|NewDelhi|Updated:June4,201911:53:40amHumanswhocomeincontactwithinfectedexcreta,eitherthroughthefruitsorpork,cancontractthedisease.Thediseasecanfurtherspreadviahumancontact.(Photo:Wikipedia)HealthcareofficialsinKeralaareontheirtoesafteramalestudentinErnakulamdistrictwasdiagnosedwithNipah.Theinfection,whichcanbetransmittedfromanimals(especiallyfruitbats)tohumans,claimed17livesinthestatelastyear.HowdoesNipahspreadorgettransmitted?Thediseasespreadsthroughfruitbatsor‘flyingfoxes,’ofthegenusPteropus,whoarenaturalreservoirhostsoftheNipahandHendraviruses.Thevirusispresentinbaturineandpotentially,batfaeces,saliva,andbirthingfluids.Presumably,thefirstincidenceofNipahvirusinfectionoccurredwhenpigsinMalaysianfarmscameincontactwiththebatswhohadlosttheirhabitatsduetodeforestation.Furthermore,transmissionbetweenfarmsmaybeduetofomites–orcarryingthevirusonclothing,equipment,boots,vehicles.NipahVirus,whichisazoonoticdisease,wasknowntoaffecthumansinMalaysiaandSingaporeaftercomingindirectcontactwiththeexcretionsorsecretionsofinfectedpigs.ReportsfromoutbreaksinBangladeshsuggesttransmissi