UPPSC 2018 General Studies I Solved Paper

(b) The outbreak of the Nipah Viruswas in Kerala in May–June 2018. Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus (it is transmitted from animals to humans) and can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. In infected people, it causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic(subclinical) infection to acute respiratory illness and fatal encephalitis.