Nipah virus: Causes

Causes of Nipah virus

Nipah is a virus that naturally occurs in certain types of fruit bats, but can also cause severe disease in animals and humans.

Nipah virus is spread through:

close contact with the body fluids and waste of infected people
eating food contaminated with the urine or saliva of infected fruit bats, such as:
- raw dates
- fresh fruit
- palm juice
contact with infected animals, such as:
- pigs
- bats

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