Nipah virus: Causes
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Causes of Nipah virus
Nipah is a virus that naturally occurs in certain types of fruit bats, but can also cause severe disease in animals and humans.
How Nipah virus is spread
Nipah virus is spread through:
- close contact with the body fluids and waste of infected people
- eating food contaminated with the urine or saliva of infected fruit bats, such as:
- raw dates
- fresh fruit
- palm juice
- contact with infected animals, such as:
- pigs
- bats