[Infographic] - 5 things to keep in mind to prevent Nipah virus disease

SKĐS - Nipah virus is primarily transmitted from animals to humans (currently transmitted through fruit bats in India), or through contact with contaminated items and food, and can also be transmitted from person to person (through direct contact with secretions and excretions of infected patients).

Nipah virus was first discovered in Malaysia in 1999. By 2001, the first case of Nipah virus disease was recorded in humans in Bangladesh, followed by cases in India.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), cases of Nipah virus disease have been reported sporadically in a few countries and have not formed large outbreaks.