Nipah cases rise to 5... 77 people in high risk..!?

One more case of Nipah virus has been confirmed in kerala, taking the total number of cases to 5. One more Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kerala. A 24-year-old healthcare worker who had close contact with a Nipah patient has been confirmed to be infected with Nipah. Due to this, the total number of cases in the state has increased to 5. As two people have died due to the Nipah virus, the state government is taking many steps to prevent the spread of the virus. However, the contact list of patients has become worrying as 700 people have been in contact with Nipah virus-infected patients. Out of these 700 people, 77 are in the high-risk category, kerala health minister Veena George said. High-risk Nipah patients have been asked to stay indoors. As the routes of the two people who died due to Nipah have been published, people have been advised not to travel on those routes.
In kozhikode, restrictions have been imposed to prevent large gatherings of people during festivals and celebrations. 58 wards in 9 panchayats of Vadakara taluk of kozhikode district have been declared as control zones. Only essential and needed services are allowed to these areas. Shops selling these essential items will be allowed only to operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m there. Dispensaries and health centers are not given time. Buses or vehicles plying on national highways through restricted zones should not stop in the affected areas. A 9-year-old boy in kozhikode has been diagnosed with Nipah virus. The government has ordered the use of monoclonal antibodies from ICMR to treat the boy. There is no clinical evidence that it works against Nipah.It is the only treatment available. Achiruvan is on ventilator support. About 700 people have come in contact with patients and 77 of them are at high risk. The minister said they were all stable. This time the Nipah virus found in kerala is a bangladesh variant. Infection with this variant has a low prevalence rate but a high mortality rate. This variation is transmitted from human to human. Nipah is an animal-to-human virus that spreads to humans from infected animals or contaminated food. Then it spreads from one infected person to another. Symptoms include fever, headache, cough, difficulty breathing, and vomiting. Sometimes it causes inflammation in the brain and causes brain fever. This can cause death.

  Dakshina kannada district of Karnataka, data-bordering the state, is on alert as Nipah has spread in Kerala. The health department has asked the police to open checkposts in the data-border areas to check cargo vehicles entering the district. The police have been ordered to check fruits coming into the state from Kerala. Similarly, intensive surveillance and vehicle checks are being carried out in Tamilnadu-Kerala data-border districts.