The Ministry of Health and Population has urged to be alert against Nipah virus infection. The ministry has urged to be alert as this type of virus can be spread in Nepal as well. Ministry spokesperson Dr. Krishna Prasad Poudel said that they have been urged to remain vigilant as the border with India is open and could spread here as well. The Indian state of Kerala has been infected with the Nipah virus for the past few days.
According to him, no one has been found infected with the virus in Nepal so far. Nipah virus is a serious viral disease that is transmitted from animals to humans. The virus is found naturally in the skin of a species called 'foot bat'.
The Nipah virus is transmitted from animal to animal, from animal to human, and from human to human. Infected goats are transmitted to humans through animals such as pigs, cows, and oxen. Similarly, the Nipah virus can be transmitted through the use of fruits in contact with infected animals, even in direct contact with the blood, feces, and urine of an infected person.
Symptoms of the virus include fever, nausea, headache, muscle aches, nausea, difficulty breathing, and tonsillitis. The disease is also more contagious.
To avoid the Nipah virus, eat only after washing fruits thoroughly, cook vegetables as much as possible, keep cattle sheds and farms clean, use gloves and masks when cutting and cooking meat, drink only boiled water whenever possible, wash your hands with soap and water from time to time and wear a mask when crowded.
According to ministry spokesman Dr. Poudel, the virus is at risk of killing 45 to 75 percent of people. The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the Nipah virus as one of the 10 deadliest diseases in the world. He said that he would be treated if any symptoms of the disease were seen. The ministry has requested treatment at a nearby health facility as soon as the symptoms of infection appear.
