-what is the causes severe illness characterized by encephalitis or
respiratory diseases? nipah virus 2.-what are the primary pathways of transmission from bats? consumption food contaminated with bat's saliva or urine 3.-what are the second route of transmission for niv from bats to people? is via domestic animals 4.-how were outbreaks in bangladesh which occurred during 2004? several bangladesh nipah outbreaks resulted from person to person transmission 5.-how are was the importance studies of autopsy? autopsy studies noted diffuse vasculitis on involving the central nervous system. 6.-how the virus increases the risk of transmission? all person who transmitted nipah died, suggesting that late stages of infection, presumably with high virus titers, increases the risk of transmission