See as wahala don drop for India wey Nipah virus don show face for West Bengal. Chai! E mean say people dey fear as dem dey tighten security for airport. Thailand don start to dey check passengers wey come from that West Bengal area, and Nepal no wan carry last, dem don join body as well to check people at Kathmandu airport.
As per wetin India health ministry talk, na only two cases don confirm since December, and e na health workers wey catch am. So far, dem don trace 196 people wey mingle with dem, and thank God, all of dem test negative. But abeg, no be una go just dey slack! Dis virus fit spread from animals to human, and e get higher death rate wey fit reach 75%, na why everybody dey ginger to stay safe.
The Nipah virus dey gree jump from bats and pigs to human, and if e run am, e fit enter person through contaminated food. Wetin dey shock person be say World Health Organization don classify am as top 10 priority disease, just like Covid-19 wey scatter everywhere.
The symptoms fit start with normal fever, headache, and muscle pain, but no underestimate am. Some people fit dey show no symptoms at all, while others go dey experience drowsiness and even serious brain inflammation wey fit make some people waka go meet their maker.
First time wey dis Nipah virus show face na back in 1998 for Malaysia, and e don cause plenty wahala since then. For Bangladesh, more than 100 people don croak since 2001. India self don get their share with cases reported in 2001 and 2007, but recently, na Kerala wan turn Nipah hotspot.
Health ministry for India talk say dem dey monitor everything closely and all safety measures dey intact. But make we clear: no cases don show outside India yet, but other countries no wan take chance. As for Thailand, dem don start screening as soon as dem hear the news, check and balance you know! Even the wildlife parks dey extra careful with the screenings.
Taiwan dey even consider listing Nipah as a Category 5 disease, wey dem dey take serious for public health. Dem no wan carry last for this matter, gree wey no get wahala!
In Pakistan, dem don start to dey check visitors from India too. No time to waste! People fit catch Nipah if dem stay too close to person wey get am, but e gree say no be say everybody go dey catch am anyhow.
So, my people, make we dey watch am well well. Dis virus no dey joke and e no get vaccine to treat am yet. Weytin we go do now? Just dey follow all safety protocols, wash hand, maintain social distance and follow wetin health authorities dey talk. Make nobody turn to goat wey no go hear word. Stay safe, my pple!
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