Nipah virus
| A | Hepatitis | |
| B |
Encephalitis |
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| C |
Pneumonia |
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| D |
All of the above |
Nipah virus is associated with epidemics of:
| A |
Hepatitis |
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| B |
Encephalitis |
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| C |
Pneumonia |
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| D |
All of the above |
Emergence or resurgence seen in which of the following organisms –
| A |
Poliovirus |
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| B |
Measles virus |
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| C |
Nipah virus |
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| D |
All |
Ans. is ‘c’ i.e., Nipah virus
New infectious agents are –
| A |
Nipah virus |
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| B |
Pncumocystis jieruveci |
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| C |
Corona virus |
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| D |
a and c |
Ans. is ‘a’ i.e., Nipah virus, ‘c’ i.e., Corona virus
. See above explanation.
Note- SARS is a corona virus.
| A | Is a paramyxovirus | |
| B |
Causes hemorrhagic fever |
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| C |
Emerging infection |
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| D |
Present in India |
Ans. is ‘b’ i.e., Causes hemorrhagic fever
Nipah virus is an emerging infectious agent belonging to paramyxoviridae.
It was first isolated in Malaysia in 1998, causing encephalitis in domestic pigs, with direct transmission from pigs to humans.
There have been Nipah virus infection outbreaks in pigs in Malaysia and Singapore and human disease in Malaysia, Singapore, India and Bangladesh.
Typically the human infection presents as an encephalitis syndrome marked by fever, headache, drowsiness, disorientation, mental confusion, coma and death.
