Chandipura Virus, What Every Parent Should Know The fever…

Chandipura Virus, What Every Parent Should Know The fever came first. Then the vomiting started. Within a few hours, fits followed, and the child did not survive. In Rajasthan and Gujarat, cases of Chandipura virus infection in children are progressing this quickly, and this seriously. According to state health data released on August 5, 35 confirmed cases have been reported in Gujarat. Of these, 22 deaths are suspected to be related to the Chandipura virus, though several of these reports remain unconfirmed. Confirmed deaths and suspected deaths should not be treated as equivalent figures. Chandipura virus is not new. It was first identified in a village called Chandipura, Maharashtra, in 1965. It belongs to the Rhabdovirus family, the same family as th