Virus Nipah bùng phát, tỷ lệ tử vong cao gấp 20 lần so với COVID-19 | Tin nóng

Welcome to FBNC's June 7 Today's world news Here are today's top stories The death rate of the Nipah virus is up to 40-70% while the number in Covid-19 is from 2-3% A medical doctor specializing in bats in Bangladesh said the Nipah virus had a mortality rate of 40-75% depending on the strain. He said each outbreak was a concern because it could cause the disease to mutate. Dr. Joanne MacDonald, associate professor of molecular science at Sunside College in Australia, told The Guardian. It is carried by bats on a tree trunk. They can go around and pollinate fruits. And when people eat that, they get infected with the virus and then get sick. The outbreak of the Nipah virus has been going on since the virus was first discovered in 1998 in pigs and pig farmers in Malaysia and Singapore. The current outbreak is concentrated in southern Kerala, India, where the previous outbreaks were recorded in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Australia, along with Nepal, WHO has identified other priority diseases that could cause the next pandemic. Marksburg and Ebola, SARS-CoV-2, Covid-19 and Zika virus. Infected people may start showing symptoms within 4-14 days. In some cases, it takes up to 45 days to show symptoms. The initial symptoms of the Nipah virus will be similar to fever, headache, muscle pain, sore throat and sore throat. A few days after being infected, more serious symptoms such as sleeplessness and nervousness will occur in the patient. WHO said some infected people also have to deal with breathing problems and congenital pneumonia. They may even get a brain infection and have a seizure. The Nipah virus was first discovered in 1999 in a outbreak in pig farmers in Malaysia. Within a few months, it spread to Singapore through infected pigs. The epidemic saw nearly 300 infections and more than 100 deaths. These are FBNC Today's world news Thank you for watching