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The return of the deadly Nipah Virus once again in the South Indian state of Kerala has created an atmosphere of fear among the health department and the general public. The Kerala government and the Union Health Ministry have immediately come on alert mode after a new positive case of Nipah virus was reported in a sensitive area of the state. As soon as this deadly infectious disease was confirmed, the Health Department has declared high alert in the entire district and its surrounding areas. The affected patient has been immediately shifted to the isolation ward, where a special team of doctors is keeping a close watch on his condition round the clock.
Health department started ‘contact tracing’ and strict monitoring
After the confirmation of Nipah virus, the Health Minister called an emergency meeting and directed to take strict measures in the affected area. To stop the spread of the virus, Health Department teams have started the work of ‘Contact Tracing’ on a war footing. This means that all people, relatives and health workers who came in contact with the infected patient are being identified so that they can be quarantined immediately. Along with this, medical camps have been set up in the villages around the affected area and special examination of patients with any kind of fever symptoms is being done.
Know how dangerous are the symptoms of Nipah virus
According to physicians and health experts, Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, which spreads from animals (mainly bats and pigs) to humans and can then spread rapidly from one human to another. Its initial symptoms include high fever, headache, cough, shortness of breath and severe muscle pain. When the condition worsens, the virus affects the patient’s brain, causing him to go into coma or develop encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Due to the very high mortality rate of this virus, doctors consider it more dangerous than Corona, because till now no special vaccine or precise medicine is available for it.
Government issued advisory: Do not panic, take these precautions
The Health Department of Kerala has appealed to the general public not to panic, but has also given strict instructions to take complete precautions. According to the advisory issued by the government, people have been advised to stay away from areas inhabited by bats, not to eat half-ripe or cut fruits fallen from trees and to use the fruits only after washing them thoroughly. Apart from this, people have been asked to avoid coming in contact with pigs and sick animals and if any suspicious symptoms are seen, they have been asked to immediately contact the nearest government hospital so that the chain of this deadly virus can be broken in time.
