Even as the Nipah Virus continues to cause concerns in parts of Kerala, Asianet News Network reached out to Dr Mahesh Dev G, who is a consultant pulmonologist at ESIC Specialty Hospital to understand more about the virus, its symptoms, treatment and more.

Close contact with an infected animal or exposure to its bodily fluids poses a significant risk of transmission, and once a person is infected, they can further transmit the virus to others.

15 people, including a nurse, died in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala within two weeks. Keralites are in panic over the spread of a deadly virus.