First and foremost, maintaining personal hygiene Wash your hands regularly. Cover nose and mouth with a mask if you have any symptoms, or are around those with flu-like symptoms. Avoid eating raw fruits, fruits found on the ground, or plucked from trees in areas where bats are found. Avoid visiting the endemic area until the disease is curtailed. Avoid contact with the blood or body fluids of any person known to be infected with NiV.