Antiviral Nipah virus Drug : Remdesivir
- Remdesivir drug used for Ebola treatment can stop Nipah virus from making new copies of its genome.
- Remdesivir is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug which is currently in phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of Ebola.
- Nipah virus easily enters the brain and then slowly replicates until it causes disease.
It is a type of RNA virus in the genus Henipavirus. It can both spread between people and from other animals to people. Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source. The virus normally circulates among specific types of fruit bats.
