What is Nipah Virus?

Oct 25, 2023 12:48 PM

JJY94

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Welcome to posting.

2 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Since ya can’t click an image link: https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/nipah/index.html

2 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I believe the movie Contagion was partially inspired by this

2 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

2 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Worth noting Nipah isn’t new, the first human cases were in 1999, and there’ve been breakouts mostly in India and Bangladesh roughly annually since.

2 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

New-ish, then.

2 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Damnit bats, again?

2 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Probably always will be because they live in such close proximity (good transmission) and bat immune systems are such that they carry A LOT of diseases but don't get sick, IIRC.

2 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah I've heard that too, bats are the typhoid Mary of the animal world.

2 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THIS, BANANAS?

2 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

STOP USING ME TO MEASURE EVERYTHING!!!!!

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