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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.
Hendra is transmitted through the feces and urine of flying foxes.
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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.
A person who becomes sick after being around infected horses needs to seek medical help ASAP.
There is no specific treatment at this moment. Antiviral meds are ineffective.
Luckily, this disease can be prevented:
All steps above are to be taken when around infected horses.