What is a virus that's killing people in India?

India's southern country, Kerala, has reported its first death by Nipah after a 12-year-old boy passed away from infection. This happened on Sunday.

At least two health workers have also been infected with this virus, local reports from Kerala suggest.

This is the first death reported by this virus in about three years, and has greatly alarmed the country because it is also being fought there with Covid19.

Disease is usually caused by the consumption of animal food, mostly by bats. The virus carries a high death risk rate of 40% to 75%.

The main source that promotes this virus, according to Indian institutions, is the rambutan fruit, which is consumed by the inhabitants of Kerala. Tests are already under way on whether the virus is borne by fruit, as bats have contaminated it, writes the Heindustan Times.

Institutions in India have identified 18 members of the boy's family who had contact with him, as well as 150 secondary contacts, and all were quarantined.

The World Health Organization identifies the Nipah virus as a virus spread from animals to humans. The virus is also transmitted through contaminated food, but in some cases it has also been transmitted to human reports.

As with Avid19, some infected people remain asmptomatic, some feel big trouble. /Periscopi/