The identification of 35 cases of infection by Langya – a virus of animal origin and of the henipavirus type in China – revealed by the magazine ‘The New England Journal of Medicine’ a week ago has generated a remarkable alarm throughout the world. When the battle against covid-19 generated by the SARS-CoV virus is still ongoing, it is normal for any news about a new pathogen to be worrying; in any case, the World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet ruled on the matter. Symptoms of ómicron and henipavirus The symptoms associated with these 35 cases are very similar to those caused by the latest subvariants of ómicron in the case of covid : fever (appeared in all the cases analyzed), tiredness, muscle aches, headache, cough and nausea. Thrombocytopenia, leocupenia, and impaired liver function were also seen. The finding occurred in two contiguous provinces in eastern China, Henan and Shandong. They are approximately 500 kilometers north of Wuhan, the considered ground zero of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus three years ago. The infection detected in these two locations was exclusively due to Langya (LayV) in 26 of the 35 cases. In addition, a serological analysis was carried out on domestic and wild animals in the area, and 27% of the shrews analyzed presented LayV RNA, so it is thought that this animal may be a natural transmitter of the virus. Differences between henipaviruses and The covidThe henipaviruses are normally transmitted through fluids, and are usually of animal origin; Human-to-human transmission is rare, although in the current case, researchers remain cautious because it is a new and poorly documented outbreak. They should not be treated lightly: the Hendra henipavirus, for example, can cause infections in humans that range from asymptomatic to those that cause serious respiratory problems or even encephalitis in the most severe cases. The coronavirus, obviously, is transmitted from person to person, both by mucosa or fluid and by air and contact with objects recently touched by people who carry the virus.
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