Author(s):
Shiv Kumar Kushawaha, Neelam Raj, Manish Sinha, Puneet Kumar, Mahendra Singh Ashawat
Email(s):
manish.pharm2000@gmail.com
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00095.5 
Address:
Shiv Kumar Kushawaha1, Neelam Raj1, Manish Sinha1*, Puneet Kumar2, Mahendra Singh Ashawat1
1Laureate Institute of Pharmacy, Kathog, Distt. Kangra, H.P. 176031.
2Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda (India), 151001
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 13,
Issue - 1,
Year - 2020
ABSTRACT:
Nipah virus is an emerging zoonosis with the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans. This virus escaped obscurity as a nameless animal virus and assured a place for itself in the annals of history as most fatal virus by killing a large number of people and bringing down billion dollar swine industry in Malaysia within shorts span of time. Nipah virus is an enveloped negative-strand RNA paramyxovirus. The natural reservoir for this virus is ‘flying fox’ fruit bats. The virus caused an outbreak of severe febrile encephalitis in humans with a high mortality rate. Nipah virus provides one of the most striking examples of an emerging virus and illustrates many of the pathways leading from a wildlife reservoir to human infections. This review will provides the background of the emergence of Nipah virus, symptoms, pathogenesis &pathology, prevention, control, and treatment.
Cite this article:
Shiv Kumar Kushawaha, Neelam Raj, Manish Sinha, Puneet Kumar, Mahendra Singh Ashawat. Nipah Virus and its Outbreaks in Tropical Areas. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2020; 13(1): 491-497. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00095.5
Cite(Electronic):
Shiv Kumar Kushawaha, Neelam Raj, Manish Sinha, Puneet Kumar, Mahendra Singh Ashawat. Nipah Virus and its Outbreaks in Tropical Areas. Research J. Pharm. and Tech. 2020; 13(1): 491-497. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2020.00095.5 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2020-13-1-95