Chandipura Virus: Dengue and malaria cases are not decreasing in the rainy season and now a new virus is wreaking havoc. It is reported that Chandipura virus has started spreading in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan. It is being said that four children have died in Gujarat due to this virus and some children are undergoing treatment. On one hand, the health department team has started working on the investigation of this virus, while on the other hand, there is an atmosphere of panic among the people regarding this virus.
What is Chandipura virus?
However, health experts are not completely sure about the cause and treatment of Chandipura virus. It is said that Chandipura is a type of viral fever. Its patients develop flu-like symptoms. This virus, which is said to be fatal for children, spreads through mosquitoes, flies and insects.
In this, when the patient gets fever, the brain gets swollen. The initial symptoms are similar to those of flu. When the condition becomes serious, the brain gets swollen and the risk of the patient going into coma increases. This virus spreads rapidly through a fly called sand fly and mosquitoes. This fly is usually found in the mud formed after the rain and infects a human after biting him.
How did the virus get the name Chandipura
It is being told that samples of children who died due to suspected Chandipura virus have been sent for testing. Some other children are being treated for this deadly virus in Sabarkantha Civil Hospital. It is being said that this virus spreads in the form of fever and causes swelling in the brain of the patient.
It was named Chandipura virus in 1965 when many children below the age of 15 years died due to this virus in Chandipur village of Maharashtra. After Maharashtra, this virus also spread in Andhra Pradesh in 2003 and more than 150 children died. Investigation has said that Chandipura virus is a part of the virus species Rebel Viridae.
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