Brain-swelling Nipah virus is 75 times more deadly than Covid could be next pandemic
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Updated: 19 Feb 2021, 15:53
A BRAIN-SWELLING disease 75 times more deadly than Covid could mutate to become the next pandemic killing millions, scientists have warned.
Experts told Sun Online how a number of emerging diseases could trigger another global outbreak – and this time it could be 'The Big One'.
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The fruit bat-borne virus Nipah is a prime candidate for serious concern, they fear.
Severe brain swelling, seizures and vomiting are just some of the symptoms of this highly potent disease - which was first discovered in 1999 in Malaysia.