Nipah virus is an emerging zoonotic virus (a virus transmitted to humans from animals). In infected people, Nipah virus causes a range of illnesses from asymptomatic (subclinical) infection to acute respiratory… 更多 illness and fatal encephalitis. Nipah virus can be transmitted to humans from animals (bats, pigs), and can also be transmitted directly from human-to-human. There currently is no treatment or vaccine available for either people or animals. The primary treatment for humans is supportive care. For more information on Nipah virus, please visit our fact sheet:<br> http://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/nipah-virus