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What are early symptoms for west nile virus? |
Does anyone know what to look out for? Anyone had mild-serious experience with this? No one on here knows anyone who knows anything about west nile???? The truth is that most people have no symptoms at all! However, about 20% of those who get the virus will go on to get west nile fever and that is when they develop symptoms. Those symptoms include: |
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10% of the people bitten get sick and 1% of them ( that is 1/100th of a 1/10th or one in a 1000 ) get really sick - so what is there to prepare for IT WILL GET BETTER as people are bitten they d... Please see below, copied and pasted from site referenced. "In last year's outbreak, most people who were infected with the West Nile virus had no symptoms or experienced mild illness w... Here is a link to the public health department in my area. Shows symptoms and links to other useful info. ... There is no vaccine for humans. For humans to escape infection the avoidance of mosquitos is key - remaining indoors(and not letting them indoors) at dawn and dusk, wearing light-colored clothing ... No, you will NOT get WNV again. If you manage to survive the infection (apparently you did, otherwise you wouldn't be on Y!A), you will develop immunity to it. ...You can make a donation to any social work organization that deals with west nile ...WNV is not spread by casual contact. It is known as a vector borne virus...it uses the mosquito as the primary tansmission to humans. The mosquito aquires it usually after biting an infected bird... Serious Symptoms in a Few People. About one in 150 people infected with WNV will develop severe illness. The severe symptoms can include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation... |
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