Nipah outbreak: 9 die in Kerala, no treatment available; all we know so far
Kerala govt has made all necessary
arrangements to stem the spread of panic due to the virus infection whose first
outbreak was in Malaysia and has claimed as many as 300 lives since
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The deadly Nipah virus (NiV), which has so far killed nine people in Kerala, is
reported to be fast-spreading. While the state government has made all
necessary arrangements to stem the spread of panic and sanctioned an emergency
fund of Rs 2 million (Rs 20 lakh) to the Kozhikode Medical College to tackle
the fever outbreak, the Centre on Monday sent a multi-disciplinary National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) team.
In a series of tweets on Monday
evening, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's office said the
"government is closely monitoring the spread of the Nipah virus. Health department is
doing everything possible to save the lives of the infected & prevent the
advance of virus".
CM Vijayan further assured that the
state's health minister and labour minister were camped at the affected
district of Kozhikode to lead the relief efforts. Private hospitals had also
been instructed to not deny treatment to anyone suffering from fever, Vijayan
said.
CM Pinarayi Vijayan has informed that Government is
closely monitoring the spread of the Nipah
virus. Health department is doing
everything possible to save the lives of the infected & prevent the advance
of virus.
According to Dr
Atul Gogia, senior consultant, Department of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Nipah is just another viral infection that affects the respiratory and central
nervous systems with symptoms like drowsiness. "Like most other viral
infections, Nipah also has no treatment and can only be managed through
intensive supportive care," he says. The senior doctor does not rule out
the possibility of an infected person travelling to other parts of the country
and spreading the disease, but he affirms that at present there is no threat in
other parts of the country.
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