Recently, animal-borne (zoonotic) virus has been found which is now spreading to humans also known as Langya Henipavirus (LayV).

  • Right now the world has not recovered from the epidemic of Covid-19 and due to this the economic condition of many countries has not improved, till then the virus of moneypox is going on, due to which WHO (World Health Organization) has imposed emergency.
  • Right now all such talk is going on that a new Langya Henipavirus has arrived, then you will know about it in full detail and what is its treatment and what are its symptoms.

When did the virus case come about?

  • Many cases were registered this year, it was detected in 2019 but now found after July 2020

What WHO says / is it dangerous

  • WHO says that this henipavirus spread from animals to humans and it is being said to be fatal than Covid-19, its mortality rate is 40-70% but the good news is that no case of death has been reported so far.
  • Its flu-like symptoms are seen in patients and there is no vaccine for it yet and small creatures like rats can be spread by animals like.
  • There are some common symptoms of this new Longya henipavirus such as fever, headache, irritability, cough, anorexia, nausea and muscle pain and its effect is also a decrease in platelets.