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Authorities race to contain deadly Nipah virus outbreak in India
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| 9-7-21
| ARSHAD R. ZARGAR
Posted on 09/07/2021 5:57:24 AM PDT by dynachrome
Authorities in India's southern Kerala state are racing to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus. The virus, which is not related to the coronavirus behind the current global pandemic and is far more deadly, killed a 12-year-old boy in Kerala over the weekend, prompting stepped-up efforts to trace his contacts. New infections have been confirmed.
The boy was admitted to a hospital a week ago with high fever. As his condition worsened and doctors suspected inflammation of his brain (encephalitis), his blood samples were sent to the National Institute of Virology, where tests confirmed a Nipah infection. He died early on Sunday.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: india; nipah; virus
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There were outbreaks in 2018 and 2019, but now it is easier to scare us.
To: dynachrome
50% - 75% of those who contract the virus will die. THAT is a statistic that should strike fear. Not the 0.3% chance of COVID.
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posted on
09/07/2021 5:59:18 AM PDT
by
rarestia
(Repeal the 17th Amendment and ratify Article the First to give the power back to the people!)
To: rarestia
That means the chances of it spreading widely (on its own) are about nil.
To: rarestia
“Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source.[3]”
From wiki. Bats, pigs and raw date palm sap for some reason.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:02:08 AM PDT
by
dynachrome
("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: dynachrome
I fear that one world thinkers are trying to control both the populace and the population.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:03:59 AM PDT
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
To: dynachrome
Is Fauci on his way over to pick up the vials to unleash on us yet? I am sure he is a packin’ his bags!
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:04:24 AM PDT
by
dforest
To: dynachrome
“ Authorities in India’s southern Kerala state are racing to contain an outbreak of the Nipah virus.”
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My goodness.., we’d better close all American schools immediately.
To: dynachrome
Bad eyes. I read this as niqab outbreak.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:06:21 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: dynachrome
Fighting the Nipah virus is hard......................
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:07:44 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
This may sound like a stupid question but is it similar to Ebola or other hemorrhagic viruses?
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:09:33 AM PDT
by
MissEdie
(Be the Light in Someone's Darkness.)
To: Red Badger
Nipah virus (NiV) was first discovered in 1999 following an outbreak of disease in pigs and people in Malaysia and Singapore. This outbreak resulted in nearly 300 human cases and more than 100 deaths, and caused substantial economic impact as more than 1 million pigs were killed to help control the outbreak.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:09:51 AM PDT
by
knarf
(qa)
To: MissEdie
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:11:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: rarestia
Yes, it should, but I would still be leery if they came out with a mRNA vaccine for it.I’m guessing that if they did come out with a normal vaccine for it, they would sneak the nRNA vaccine in with it.
Tin foil hat on.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:13:50 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(When elections fail, we will either live under tyranny or rebel and throw it off.)
To: dynachrome
We need a global double-serious lockdown.
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:22:25 AM PDT
by
ArcadeQuarters
(Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
To: dynachrome
He: "Now they want us to panic over Nipah."
She: "Ping Null and Void."
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posted on
09/07/2021 6:59:20 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: null and void
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posted on
09/07/2021 7:10:14 AM PDT
by
dynachrome
("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: BenLurkin
That movie ended for her the way Titanic should have...
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posted on
09/07/2021 7:56:55 AM PDT
by
EEGator
To: dynachrome
Give them Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.
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posted on
09/07/2021 8:18:13 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
To: backwoods-engineer
Give them Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Along with a good old fashioned blood letting.
Or a heavily diluted tincture of deadly nightshade. If that won't cure them, I don't know what will.
That Mitchell and Webb Look: Homeopathic A&E
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posted on
09/07/2021 8:34:21 AM PDT
by
MD Expat in PA
(No. I am not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV. The MD in my screen name stands for Maryland)
To: MD Expat in PA
You evil toad.
I took Ivermectin for COVID, and it helped.
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posted on
09/07/2021 9:15:19 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(But what do I know? I'm just a backwoods engineer.)
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