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Symptoms Of Nipah Virus

Last Updated: Apr 13, 2020

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Myalgia is one of the symptom of pain in muscles due to action of Nipah virus in the body which initiates at a single point and might spread in wide area, the pain might be mild or very acute, sharp or dull, severe. It can last for hours from minutes, can be for short time or constant depending on the intensity. It may lead to more symptoms like chill feelings, fever due to continued exposure to any virus leading to some infection. It can also lead to symptoms of joint pain along with pain the muscles or local area. The person facing pain in muscles might feel weak and tired or some kind of fatigue feeling that might affect the daily work. The pain can give a depressed feeling which may become constant.

sore throat

Symptoms of sore throat are also the reason for the action of Nipah virus infection. The symptoms are itching sensation in the inner lining of the throat along with pain, problem while swallowing as well as talking or drinking, the pain increases during these things. The glands become swollen which sore in the neck as well as inner and outer jaws, the tonsil gets swollen and redness is felt, pus as well as white patches in the tonsil, the problem with the voice. These symptoms lead to other symptoms like cough, fever, running nose, body ache, headache and so on.

vomiting

Vomiting occurs during the incubation period of Nipah virus attack in the body and it completely shows the effects on the body. It occurs with other symptoms like pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, fever, lightheadedness, increased heart rate, extreme sweating, dryness in the mouth, vertigo feeling, decrease in the frequency of urination, pain in the chest region, fainting feeling, increased sleeping habit, blood in the mucus as well as vomiting. It can be due to emotional stress or pregnancy stages.

dizziness

The dizziness is one of the symptoms of onset of Nipah virus attack on the body. It ranges from the various sensations like vertigo, the sensation of motion, feeling of spinning, feeling to faint, lightheadedness during either walking or sitting, imbalance while walking or talking, loss of control over the body, floating feeling in the head, feeling of heavy headedness, wooziness. The symptoms of dizziness are triggered by either walking, sitting or standing and it gets worsened during walking. It is accompanied with severe issues of nausea, vomiting, uneasiness and so on. The episode of dizziness may last for some seconds to days.

acute respiratory syndrome

The symptoms of acute respiratory disorder vary between hours to days depending on the intensity of attack of the virus. The various symptoms accompanied by the stages of Nipah virus attack are unbalanced breathing, rapid or slow breathing, labored breathing, weakness in the body, fatigue in the muscles and overall body, color fading of face and discolored nails, lower blood pressure, cough dry as well as wet, fever, confusion, mental stress, headache, varying pulse rate either too high or too low. It accompanies with the imbalance in the body due to shortness of breath and uncontrolled breath.

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typical pneumonia.

The symptoms of pneumonia vary from mild effects to severe effects depending on the time period of Nipah virus infection in the body. The initial symptoms are like symptoms of flu or cold and they include pain in the chest, shortness of breath, coughing, mental illness, confused state of mind, fatigue, excessive sweating, shaking with chills, fever, uncontrolled variation in the body temperature, vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea and so on. It is generally seen in newborn babies as well as infants. It shows the symptom of excessive vomiting and cough along with high body temperature which makes them restless.

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    Written ByDrx Hina FirdousPhD (Pharmacology) Pursuing, M.Pharma (Pharmacology), B.Pharma - Certificate in Nutrition and Child CarePharmacology
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