From the words of President Ramnath Kovind on the occasion of International Nurses’ Day 2019, “ Nurses play a vital role in delivering quality and cost-effective healthcare, addressing multiple health challenges and responding to the health needs of individuals, families, and communities .” Indeed, for some dedicated people, their commitment towards humanity is above anything else. Recently, a nurse from Kozhikode, Lini Sajeesh Puthussery who died after treating a Nipah virus patient in 2018 last year, was honored with the National Florence Nightingale Award 2019 on 5th December 2019.
The outbreak in India of Nipah virus encephalitis, which is an often-lethal viral disease with no cure, has set off international alarms over the virus's potential to become the next threat to global health. Nipah virus outbreak starts with a spillover from the giant fruit bats (which don't get sick from…
