What is Langya virus and what are its symptoms: Here's the full detail

Langya virus has affected at least 35 people in Henan and Shandong provinces of China. What is its origin? What are its symptoms? How to protect yourself from it? Know everything in detail.

In the past few years, different zoonotic viruses have been discovered in China. Recently, the South Asian superpower got affected by 35 infections in the country's two eastern provinces: Shandong and Henan. The new type of Henipavirus is also quoted as Langya Henipavirus or the LayV.

Henipaviruses can cause severe illness in animals and humans, and currently, there are no licensed drugs or vaccines meant for humans. Hence, it is slightly incurable.

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What is the Langya virus?

The distinct Henipavirus named Langya transmits from