什麼是Nipah Virus
Nipah virus infection is a highly contagious, lethal disease that has been discovered in Malaysia, Bangladesh, and West Bengal, India. A similar virus, called Hendra virus, was also discovered in Queensland, Australia. Nipah virus is carried by fruit bats.
您如何獲得Nipah Virus？
In countries where palm sap is collected in jars placed in palm trees, infected bats contaminate the sap. Unboiled contaminated palm sap is frequently consumed by humans and can result in infection. The virus can also spread directly from ill patients to caregivers. In other outbreaks, pigs become infected after eating contaminated half-eaten fruit dropped by the bats, and in turn, infect humans that consume the pork.
易感性和抵抗力
All people are susceptible. The level of immunity after surviving this disease is not known. There have been some people who survived Nipah virus infection and have been re-infected.
有哪些症狀？
Symptoms begin with fever, sore throat, dizziness, drowsiness and disorientation that results from inflammation of the brain (encephalitis). Symptoms may be mild or severe with coma and a mortality rate of up to 70 percent. Up to 20 percent of recovered patients have neurological defects.
預防措施
不要食用未煮熟的棕櫚汁。在發生尼帕病毒的國家，切勿食用未煮熟的豬肉。
治療
There is no specific treatment for this infection. General care consists of managing the symptoms.
通常在哪裡發生？
Nipah病毒已在馬來西亞，孟加拉國和印度西孟加拉邦發現。
