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West Nile Virus: Could You Be at Risk This Summer?
The hot, dry summer weather makes this year's West Nile virus risk particularly high. Here's what you need to know about the potentially deadly virus.
FRIDAY, August 3, 2012 — Last Labor Day weekend, Robin Purdy, 43, enjoyed the warm evening on her back deck with her family in Kitchener, Ontario. Getting buzzed by mosquitoes, she stepped back inside noticing a bite on her foot that was bigger and itchier than the rest.
Two days later, she woke up with a severe headache, a stiff neck, vision troubles, and back pain. Her doctor delivered a startling diagnosis: West Nile Virus.
West Nile is a mosquito-borne illness that takes the country by storm every summer. This year is a particularly severe West Nile season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, perhaps due to the hot, dry weather that has blistered states across the country. But cases have been reported as far north as Purdy’s Ontario, and in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.
In 2012 so far, 42 states have reported infections in people, birds, and mosquitoes. In humans, 241 cases have been reported — the highest rate since summer 2004. Four people have died. Eighty percent of West Nile virus cases have come from three states: Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. (Purdy is the only known West Nile case in a human her region of Canada since 2005.)
“It is not clear why we are seeing more activity than in recent years,” said Marc Fischer, M.D., M.P.H., medical epidemiologist with CDC’s Arboviral Diseases Branch in a CDC release. “Regardless of the reasons for the increase, people should be aware of the West Nile virus activity in their area and take action to protect themselves and their family."
Signs and Symptoms of West Nile
Most people have heard the term, but know very little about West Nile virus, its symptoms, or its potentially devastating effects. Almost a year after her initial mosquito bite, Purdy is still coping with the virus.
"I still suffer from headaches, chronic dizziness, fatigue, and mental confusion," she says. "I have not been able to work or do very much of anything, including household chores and driving."
In addition to the symptoms Purdy experienced, the most serious symptoms of the virus, which appear in 1 out of every 150 people, include tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness, and paralysis, and even comas. Twenty percent of people with West Nile have less severe symptoms, including fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, swollen glands, and rashes. Eighty percent of all of those infected show no symptoms.
West Nile virus symptoms typically appear 3 to 14 days after a bite from an infected mosquito. People over age 50 are more likely to become severely ill as a result of a bite.
Treating West Nile Virus
There is no one prescribed treatment for West Nile virus — symptoms are often treated individually, and most cases do not require treatment at all — but those with severe symptoms should seek medical attention immediately.
Because Purdy has found little relief from her symptoms almost a year after becoming infected, she says she's researching alternative treatments, such as acupuncture. Currently, she takes daily medication to ease her headache pain and also eats gluten-free and tries to avoid sugar and sodium because they aggravate her pain. After more than eight months of weekly visits to an optometrist, she says her eyesight is finally as it was pre-virus.
"I see a vestibular physiotherapist monthly and do routine exercises at home every day to help combat the dizziness," she says, which she describes as her "biggest and most debilitating issue." She exercises daily, even through the dizziness and fatigue, in an attempt to improve her overall health.
"My neurologist said that after a year, wherever you're at may be where you will be for the rest of your life," she says. "I am coming upon a year and trying hard to get back to 'normal!'"
West Nile Virus: How to Lessen Your Risk
Anyone who goes outside is at risk for West Nile, the CDC warns, but there are steps you can take to ward off virus-carrying mosquitoes.
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Last Updated: 08/03/2012
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FRIDAY, August 3, 2012 — Last Labor Day weekend, Robin Purdy, 43, enjoyed the warm evening on her back deck with her family in Kitchener, Ontario. Getting buzzed by mosquitoes, she stepped back inside noticing a bite on her foot that was bigger and itchier than the rest.
Two days later, she woke up with a severe headache, a stiff neck, vision troubles, and back pain. Her doctor delivered a startling diagnosis: West Nile Virus.
West Nile is a mosquito-borne illness that takes the country by storm every summer. This year is a particularly severe West Nile season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, perhaps due to the hot, dry weather that has blistered states across the country. But cases have been reported as far north as Purdy’s Ontario, and in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.
In 2012 so far, 42 states have reported infections in people, birds, and mosquitoes. In humans, 241 cases have been reported — the highest rate since summer 2004. Four people have died. Eighty percent of West Nile virus cases have come from three states: Texas, Mississippi, and Oklahoma. (Purdy is the only known West Nile case in a human her region of Canada since 2005.)
“It is not clear why we are seeing more activity than in recent years,” said Marc Fischer, M.D., M.P.H., medical epidemiologist with CDC’s Arboviral Diseases Branch in a CDC release. “Regardless of the reasons for the increase, people should be aware of the West Nile virus activity in their area and take action to protect themselves and their family."
Signs and Symptoms of West Nile
Most people have heard the term, but know very little about West Nile virus, its symptoms, or its potentially devastating effects. Almost a year after her initial mosquito bite, Purdy is still coping with the virus.
"I still suffer from headaches, chronic dizziness, fatigue, and mental confusion," she says. "I have not been able to work or do very much of anything, including household chores and driving."
In addition to the symptoms Purdy experienced, the most serious symptoms of the virus, which appear in 1 out of every 150 people, include tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness, and paralysis, and even comas. Twenty percent of people with West Nile have less severe symptoms, including fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, swollen glands, and rashes. Eighty percent of all of those infected show no symptoms.
West Nile virus symptoms typically appear 3 to 14 days after a bite from an infected mosquito. People over age 50 are more likely to become severely ill as a result of a bite.
Treating West Nile Virus
There is no one prescribed treatment for West Nile virus — symptoms are often treated individually, and most cases do not require treatment at all — but those with severe symptoms should seek medical attention immediately.
Because Purdy has found little relief from her symptoms almost a year after becoming infected, she says she's researching alternative treatments, such as acupuncture. Currently, she takes daily medication to ease her headache pain and also eats gluten-free and tries to avoid sugar and sodium because they aggravate her pain. After more than eight months of weekly visits to an optometrist, she says her eyesight is finally as it was pre-virus.
"I see a vestibular physiotherapist monthly and do routine exercises at home every day to help combat the dizziness," she says, which she describes as her "biggest and most debilitating issue." She exercises daily, even through the dizziness and fatigue, in an attempt to improve her overall health.
"My neurologist said that after a year, wherever you're at may be where you will be for the rest of your life," she says. "I am coming upon a year and trying hard to get back to 'normal!'"
West Nile Virus: How to Lessen Your Risk
Anyone who goes outside is at risk for West Nile, the CDC warns, but there are steps you can take to ward off virus-carrying mosquitoes.
Last Updated: 08/03/2012
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The West Nile Virus
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West Nile Virus Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
What is West Nile virus? West Nile virus causes an infection that is spread by certain kinds of mosquitoes . Most often, mosquitoes get infected when they bite infected birds. Then the mosquitoes spread the virus when they bite people or other animals, such as horses. West Nile cannot spread from these animals to people or from person to person through casual contact. West Nile can spread through an organ www.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - References
Citations Petersen LR, Marfin AA (2002). West Nile virus: A primer for the clinician. Annals of Internal Medicine , 137(3): 173–179. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). West Nile virus: What you need to know. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). West Nile virus, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Availablewww.everydayhealth.com
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West Nile Virus on the Rise in US: CDC
THURSDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- With 241 cases of West Nile virus and four related deaths reported so far this year, the United States is experiencing the biggest spike in the mosquito-borne illness since www.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - Exams and Tests
West Nile virus causes an infection that can lead to inflammation of the brain ( encephalitis ), the spinal cord (myelitis), or the tissues surrounding it and the spinal cord ( meningitis ). If your doctorwww.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource West Nile Virus information (Canada) Health Canada Web Address: http://www.westnilevirus.gc.ca Health Canada's West Nile virus information Web site provides an overview of the virus, its www.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - Symptoms
Most people infected with West Nile virus do not have symptoms. Others have mild symptoms. In rare cases, infection can lead to inflammation of the brain ( encephalitis ), the spinal cord (myelitis), or thewww.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus: Could You Be at Risk This Summer?
FRIDAY, August 3, 2012 — Last Labor Day weekend, Robin Purdy, 43, enjoyed the warm evening on her back deck with her family in Kitchener, Ontario. Getting buzzed by mosquitoes , she stepped back inside noticing www.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - Treatment Overview
West Nile virus causes an infection that can lead to inflammation of the brain ( encephalitis ), the spinal cord (myelitis), or the tissues surrounding it and the spinal cord ( meningitis ). No specificwww.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus
West Nile virus is a mosquito-spread infection that usually causes either no symptoms or mild symptoms of headache, fever, body aches, and sometimes a rash and swollen lymph nodes. In rare cases it can lead to www.everydayhealth.com
West Nile Virus - Credits
By Healthwise Staff Primary Medical Reviewer E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine Specialist Medical Reviewer W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease Last Revised August 3, 2010. This www.everydayhealth.com
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