Although the Nipah virus initially causes only minor symptoms including headaches, muscle aches, exhaustion, and nausea, as the illness worsens, these symptoms could turn fatal. TheHealthSite.com
Is Nipah virus there in other states apart from Kerala? A study by Pune s National Institute of Virology has found Nipah virus antibodies in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya and Puducherry
Nipah virus has killed two people and infected three others in Kerala's Kozhikode district so far. The ICMR advised people to wash hands and wear face mask as precautionary measures against the brain-damaging virus