Kerala recorded another case of Nipah virus on Monday in Kozhikode, says reports mentioning Kozhikode district collector GS Sameera. Earlier on Sunday, the state said that healthcare employees confirmed signs and symptoms of the virus and a 12-year-old boy died because of Nipah.
Kerala health minister Veena George earlier stated that there had been a probability that the 12-year-old boy who succumbed to Nipah could have come in touch with a larger number of people. She additionally stated that samples of seven high-risk contacts had been despatched to Pune’s National Institute of Virology for testing.
“The most critical job is to reinforce touch tracing. We are giving special training to our field employees. It is similarly critical to locate the supply of infection. Whether this child is the primary to get infected or from wherein this child was infected,” George quoted. She similarly added that 188 contacts had been traced on Sunday and stated that there are possibilities that there may be more contacts.
A central group is presently in Kozhikode to screen the Nipah virus unfold and is running with the national health branch so one can forestall similarly transmission. The group inspected the residence of the 12-year-old boy who died because of the Nipah virus on Sunday. Kerala health minister Veena George on Sunday stated that healthcare employees also developed signs and symptoms of the Nipah virus.
If infected a person will experience fever, headache and vomiting along with muscular pain, dizziness, and nausea Some patients may also have signs similar to people suffering from epilepsy. If the disease remains untreated it could trigger brain fever leading to fatalities. The case fatality rate of the Nipah virus is 40-80%. The incubation period of Nipah is two weeks.