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Hendra Virus Infection

Location of Origin

Originating in Australia, this virus can now be found in:

Queensland and New South Wales

What's the mortality rate?

Prognosis?

Extremely high mortality rate.

Only three humans have recovered.

Doctors will simply give general medical support. Physicians may treat infected patients with a form of antibody that prevents any further infection.

What about its reservoir?

The flying fox is the natural host of Hendra Virus.

Mode of Transmission

What's Hendra?

What about its symptoms?

  • Due to polyculture, these cute bats aren't the only animals with the disease!

Hendra is transmitted through the feces and urine of flying foxes.

  • It's a flu-like illness, with the symptoms of fever, sore throat, and coughing.

and/or

  • Encephalitis with headaches, and drowsiness.

The only ones at risk are the horses who end up eating those feces and/or urine.

Although extremely rare, it can transfer from horses-to-human, but not human-to-human.

It is only found in Australia.

Treatments

A person who becomes sick after being around infected horses needs to seek medical help ASAP.

Citations

  • http://www.ava.com.au/hendra-virus

There is no specific treatment at this moment. Antiviral meds are ineffective.

Prevention

  • http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/nipah.htm
  • http://access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/infectionsandparasites/viralinfections/hendravirusinfection_fs.asp

Luckily, this disease can be prevented:

  • wash your hands
  • cover open wounds
  • wear protection equipment
  • www.who.int/csr/disease/hendraAU_HendraOutbreaks_1994_2008.png
  • images.protopage.com/view/1011861/b6hejuvj8m1camc4b4336bn86.jpg
  • www.an-eventful-life.com.au/sites/default/files/editorial/2013/HorseManagement/hendra-abc.jpg

All steps above are to be taken when around infected horses.

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