Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far

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Nipah virus outbreak: what scientists know so far - Lemmy.world

India is taking urgent steps to halt the transmission of a rare but deadly virus that spreads from bats to humans.

It spreads through contact with bodily fluids from infected animals or people

if it’s spread by fruit bats, then are people eating the bats? fruit bats arent going to be feeding on people…

Fruit bat chews on some fruit in a tree. Fruit picker handles fruit, before realising its no good. Tosses it, but has got some juice on their hands now. Rubs their eyes or nose or licks their fingers, or maybe has a cut on their hands?