Encephalomyocarditis Virus (EMCV) | एन्सेफैलोमायोकार्डाइटिस वायरस
Why in News? | चर्चा में क्यों?
An autopsy report from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute indicated that an African elephant at the National Zoological Park in Delhi died due to encephalomyocarditis virus infection.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute की autopsy report में बताया गया कि Delhi के National Zoological Park में एक African elephant की मृत्यु encephalomyocarditis virus infection के कारण हुई।
What is EMCV? | EMCV क्या है?
Encephalomyocarditis virus is a non-enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the family Picornaviridae and genus Cardiovirus.
Encephalomyocarditis virus एक non-enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus है जो Picornaviridae family और Cardiovirus genus से संबंधित है।
Disease Caused | रोग
EMCV causes encephalomyocarditis, an infection that can affect the brain, heart and other organs in susceptible mammals.
EMCV encephalomyocarditis नामक infection cause करता है, जो susceptible mammals में brain, heart और अन्य organs को affect कर सकता है।
Susceptible Animals | संवेदनशील जीव
African elephants are considered particularly susceptible to the virus, and outbreaks have been reported in captive as well as wild animals.
African elephants को virus के प्रति particularly susceptible माना जाता है और captive तथा wild populations दोनों में outbreaks report हुए हैं।
Zoonotic Potential | जूनोटिक क्षमता
EMCV can infect humans, although reported human infections are generally uncommon and often asymptomatic or mild.
EMCV humans को infect कर सकता है, हालांकि reported human infections generally uncommon होते हैं और कई cases asymptomatic या mild रहते हैं।
Transmission | संचरण
The virus can spread through food or water contaminated by faeces or urine of infected rodents.
virus infected rodents के faeces या urine से contaminated food या water के through spread हो सकता है।
Symptoms in Humans | मनुष्यों में लक्षण
Possible symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting. Severe cases may involve neurological symptoms such as confusion and seizures.
possible symptoms में fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea और vomiting शामिल हो सकते हैं। Severe cases में confusion और seizures जैसे neurological symptoms भी हो सकते हैं।
Hosts | मेजबान
Hosts may include pigs, non-human primates, zoo animals and several wild mammal species.
hosts में pigs, non-human primates, zoo animals और कई wild mammal species शामिल हो सकते हैं।
Treatment | उपचार
There is no widely established specific antiviral treatment for EMCV infection. Management is mainly supportive and focuses on treating symptoms and complications.
EMCV infection के लिए कोई widely established specific antiviral treatment उपलब्ध नहीं है। Management मुख्यतः supportive होता है और symptoms तथा complications को manage करने पर focus करता है।