# @thewhizdoc on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUKD3L4iaVa
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59858353-thewhizdoc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-31T01:51:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Emmanuel Aguh, MD | Family Medicine (@thewhizdoc) — https://gondola.cc/thewhizdoc

## Caption

Nipah virus has a fatality rate up to 75%, but most people have never heard of it. 

Here are 4 critical facts every healthcare-conscious person should know about this WHO priority pathogen. 🦠

First identified in Malaysia in 1999, Nipah continues to cause outbreaks across South and Southeast Asia with no vaccine or specific treatment available. 

Understanding transmission, symptoms, and prevention is crucial as climate change potentially expands risk zones.

PS: This is not meant to cause panic but to help raise awareness 

POLL: Have you heard of Nipah virus before this post?

dailymailau 

#NipahVirus #PublicHealth #globalhealth #InfectiousDiseases #HealthAwareness

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publichealth, infectiousdiseases, globalhealth, healthawareness, nipahvirus

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