Nipah is a rare but severe virus that can cause respiratory illness and inflammation of the brain. It’s what’s known as a zoonotic virus, meaning it jumps from animals to humans, most commonly from ...

Aussies are seeing scary Nipah virus headlines, but experts say the risk is low. Here's what Nipah is, how it spreads & the social fallout.

Health officials are closely monitoring a deadly Nipah virus outbreak after the World Health Organization confirmed two new ...

UK Health Security Agency bosses have designated the Nipah virus as a "high priority pathogen" due to its high fatality rate and lack of proven treatment for the illness ...

The deadly virus has no cure and a fatality rate up to 75%.

There are no approved drugs or vaccines for the Nipah virus infection; a range of candidate products is under different stages of development, according to WHO ...

The horrors of Covid-19 pandemic are still fresh in our minds, even though a few years have passed ever since. One lesson which the world has learnt from the 2020-2021 pandemic is that precaution is ...

What the deadly virus is, how it spreads, symptoms, fatality rate, treatment options and why health authorities are on alert.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Last week, a child who was hospitalized with measles in Texas died, state health officials said. It marks the first ...

India is facing renewed concern over Nipah virus in West Bengal and bird flu in Bihar. While both are zoonotic diseases, Nipah virus is deadlier for humans, with a fatality rate of 40–75% and no ...

Discover what happens when Nipah virus infects the body, its early symptoms, effects on lungs and brain, and the latest cases ...