Tag: virus
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Nipah Virus
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Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a very high mortality rate (40-75%). Numerous disease outbreaks caused by Nipah virus have occurred in North East Africa and Southeast Asia. Nipah virus belongs to the genus Henipavirus along…
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Monkey Pox Virus
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Name of organism: Monkeypox virus Current areas with outbreak: Multiple countries around the world. Transmission: Human-to-human transmission occurs by: Presenting complaints: Incubation period: 1 to 21 days Contagious period: From the start of symptoms till all the crusts fall off Screening at point of entry: Infection Control Measures: