Ep 140 Nipah virus: Of Fruit and Bats
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Understanding Nipah Virus Transmission and Neurological Effects
The chapter explores the transmission dynamics of the Nipah virus, emphasizing person-to-person spread and the concept of super spreaders. It delves into the incubation period, symptoms, and neurological effects in humans, highlighting the severe brainstem involvement that leads to coma and death within days. The discussion also covers the environmental stability of the virus, its unique invasion of the central nervous system, and evasion of the immune response.
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