Correct option is A
The correct answer is (a) Fruit bats
- Fruit bats (also known as flying foxes) are the natural hosts of the Nipah virus.
- These bats are known to carry the virus without showing symptoms and can transmit it to other animals, including pigs, and humans, typically through bodily fluids or contaminated food.
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- Transmission: The virus can be transmitted from bats to humans via direct contact with bat secretions or consumption of fruits contaminated by bat saliva or urine.
- Outbreaks: The Nipah virus was first identified in 1998 during an outbreak in Malaysia. Since then, there have been outbreaks in other parts of Asia, including India.
- Symptoms: Nipah virus infection in humans can cause severe symptoms like encephalitis, leading to coma and death in some cases.
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