Nipah virus is an emerging zoonotic paramyxovirus that causes severe and often fatal disease in pigs and humans. The natural host of the virus is fruit bats of the Family Pteropodidae. The virus spreads through direct contact with infected bats, pigs, or from other infected people. After an incubation period of two weeks, the disease presents as fever, headache, dizziness and vomiting, followed by drowsiness, disorientation and mental confusion. | Nipah virus infection An emerging zoonotic threat
