Ashis Brahma | Storytelling | Public Health care
Category: Nature & Impact | Public Health & Society
Nipah
Bats, pigs and humans – play ground for Nipah virus
Bats, pigs and humans – play ground for Nipah virus
As a kid I enjoyed eating date palm sap
Bats live nearby and contaminate the fruit
From bat saliva / urine it may spread to humans
Bats: Pteroptus fruit bats don’t fall ill
Another route is bat-pig-human
Or from human to human
West Bengal and Kerala have seen 5 outbreaks in 25 years
It shows the capable skills of local communicable disease specialists
As each outbreak is contained
Important in a disease that has a case fatality rate of 40-75%
For which there is no vaccine
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