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West Nile Virus....do i have it?!?!?!??


i was outside a lot last night and got like 9 mosquito bites on my legs (i usually only get like 10-15 per summer so this is a LOOOT for me)

and now, 24 hours after being bitten i sorta feel like i do when i start to get a cold (which is like never, i get one cold a year and thats it im never sick)

am i getting west nile virus?? im soo scared...i dont think ive gotten a cold in the summer in yearrrrs

butttt i DID have a super SUPER super busy day yesterday (with my 14 month old neighbor 75% of the day, food shopping twice, barbequing , like most of the cleanup and playing with 8 kids ranging in ages from 1-8) and got (only) 8 hours of sleep (after all that) and ive been up since 8:30, so maybe im just a little tired from being super busy yesterday and kinda busy today....
what do u guys think??
what should i do??!!

my legs also feel achyish, a diff achy from when im just on my feet a lot, but also kinda the same...

Q. What are the symptoms of West Nile virus (WNV) infection?
A. Infection with WNV can be asymptomtic (no symptoms), or can lead to West Nile fever or severe West Nile disease.

It is estimated that about 20% of people who become infected with WNV will develop West Nile fever. Symptoms include fever, headache, tiredness, and body aches, occasionally with a skin rash (on the trunk of the body) and swollen lymph glands. While the illness can be as short as a few days, even healthy people have reported being sick for several weeks.

The symptoms of severe disease (also called neuroinvasive disease, such as West Nile encephalitis or meningitis or West Nile poliomyelitis) include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis. It is estimated that approximately 1 in 150 persons infected with the West Nile virus will develop a more severe form of disease. Serious illness can occur in people of any age, however people over age 50 and some immunocompromised persons (for example, transplant patients) are at the highest risk for getting severely ill when infected with WNV.

Most people (about 4 out of 5) who are infected with West Nile virus will not develop any type of illness (an asymptomatic infection), however you cannot know ahead of time if you'll get sick or not when infected.

You're probably over-reacting. West Nile virus symptoms include an intense head ache like you've never had before (due to swelling of the brain/ water on the brain) and a very high fever. If you develop these symptoms, go to a doctor immediately. However, I wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you.

Courtney M. You haven't got any Virus. Your just overtired, but Heck youv'e got enough energy to type in your question.You must organise your time better, and give yourself a break.The other thing is stop worrying about having an illness, or you will become Neurotic.

I think you are reading things into the mosquito bites. I don't remember the incubation period but I am sure it was more like 10 days, not overnight. You are just tired and the fright you feel can't help. Get a good nights sleep tonight and I betcha you'll feel great tomorrow.

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