The Nipah outbreak is the fourth to hit Kerala in five years — the most recent one was in 2021. Although such outbreaks usually affect a relatively small geographical area, they can be deadly, and some scientists worry that increased spread among people could lead to the virus becoming more contagious. Nipah virus has a fatality rate between 40% and 75% depending on the strain

Terrible for the people involved. Luckily for the world, it seems too deadly to spread. Covid killed more because it didn’t kill the carriers quickly.