{"id":71948,"date":"2025-11-04T12:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=71948"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:37","slug":"encephalomyocarditis-virus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/encephalomyocarditis-virus\/","title":{"rendered":"Encephalomyocarditis Virus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Encephalomyocarditis Virus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, an autopsy report from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute revealed that a lone African elephant at the National Zoological Park in Delhi died due to the rare rodent-borne virus \u2014 encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Encephalomyocarditis Virus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>non-enveloped, positive-sense<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>single-stranded <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/rna\/\" target=\"_blank\">RNA<\/a> virus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is part of the Cardiovirus genus and <\/span><b>Picornaviridae family.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>causative agent of encephalomyocarditis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EMC) infection in swine and other mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>African elephants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are particularly <\/span><b>susceptible to the virus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with outbreaks reported worldwide in captivity and in the wild.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMCV is a <\/span><b>zoonotic disease,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> therefore <\/span><b>humans are susceptible to infection<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Most infections in humans are asymptomatic.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transmission: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virus can be transmitted <\/span><b>by food or water contamination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> caused from <\/span><b>feces or urine of a rodent species.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Symptoms of Encephalomyocarditis Virus infection in humans:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Symptoms of EMCV infection in humans can include fever, headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and in severe cases, neurological symptoms like confusion and seizures.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Hosts:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pigs, non-human primates, zoo animals, and various wild species can be affected.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Treatment:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Supportive care to manage symptoms and complications, with <\/span><b>no specific treatment available.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/rare-rodent-borne-virus-killed-shankar-lone-african-elephant-at-delhi-zoo-first-such-case-in-india-10344526\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Encephalomyocarditis Virus  is a non-enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus that is part of the Cardiovirus genus and Picornaviridae family. 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