1st patient infected 17 of 19 patients with Nipah virus
As many as 17 of 19 people infected with Nipah virus had contracted the disease from the first patient, Mohammed Sabith, who was a 26-year-old electrician, a Kerala government study revealed. Affected patients included three members of Sabith's family and 14 patients who came in contact with him in hospitals. While 17 affected people including Sabith died, two patients recovered.