"Nipah in the bud."
Posted on 01/25/2026 8:57:49 AM PST by yesthatjallen
Indian authorities are rushing to contain a Nipah virus outbreak after five cases were reported and nearly 100 people quarantined in the eastern state of West Bengal, Azernews reports via The Independent.
Among those infected are two nurses, a doctor, and a healthcare worker, raising concerns over hospital-based transmission. Health officials said some patients remain in critical condition, while others are showing signs of recovery.
The Nipah virus is classified by the World Health Organization as a priority pathogen due to its high epidemic potential and fatality rate. At present, there is no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for the virus.
Early symptoms typically include high fever, headache, muscle pain, vomiting, and general weakness. In more severe cases, the infection can lead to acute encephalitis, respiratory failure, and coma. Survivors of severe illness may face long-term neurological complications.
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Quick, fly them into China!
Thatโs what China and the Democrats forced, on us, with COVID-19.
Since 1998 NiV outbreaks have been reported in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
In India, NiV infections have occurred multiple times since 2001 with outbreaks in West Bengal State in 2001 and 2007, and in Kerala State regularly since 2018. Since 2018, Kerala has reported a total of nine NiV outbreaks.
Question: How transmissible is Nipah compared to COVID-19?
Also, up to what point should it be considered so serious that we ban travel from India to the USA?
NiV? Is that anything like the RSV?
I’ll stick to the KJV...the poetry is better.
Seriously though, what’s with naming deadly viruses after Bible Translations? ๐
Its already here
“a bat-borne, zoonotic virus”
Surprise, surprise. The gifts that keep on giving.
Bat caves in Africa -> Ebola
Bat caves in India -> Henipavirus nipahense
Bat caves in China -> COVID
Which of these is not like the other?
“Also, up to what point should it be considered so serious that we ban travel from India to the USA?”
Let’s go ahead and do a test ban. :)
Plus, the used bats can be made into soup!
No mention if ivermectin. Go figure.
Ivermectin should help, and India is a big producer of it, with 414 verified manufacturers and suppliers of the drug.
"Nipah in the bud."
oh, boy..this sounds so familiar
So, is it like Hanta Virus. but from bat dung vs rat dung?
Next protest training session could be a test case....
The USA has a big NEPO Baby virus.
Huge problem that causes lots of damage.
Unfortunately.
Good questions!
Just to be careful let’s re-home all visa holders from India. I mean, come on, if it saves 1 child it would be worth it.
Stop all flights out of India to the US. Stop all Indian citizens from travel to the US. There, fixed the problem.
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