Friday, April 28, 2017

State confirms first human West Nile Virus case of 2017 stat : The Mercury News

SACRAMENTO — California's first human West Nile virus case of the year has been confirmed in Kings County. The virus is spread to humans and animals by the bite of an infected mosquito. The risk of serious illness to most people is low, but some individuals can contract serious illnesses such as encephalitis and meningitis, according to the Department of Public Health. Stanford leukemia survivor pays it forward with bone marrow registration driveHope for preemies as artificial womb helps tiny lambs growOops! Related Articles San Jose twin sisters beat young adult cancer, togetherShould California home cooks be able to sell meals out of their kitchens?



State confirms first human West Nile Virus case of 2017
West Nile is actually a neurological disease, and can enter the brain and become West Nile Encephalitis. As always, there is the situation with West Nile Virus, which is transported to a human being after a Culex mosquito bites a West Nile infected bird and then bites the person. Katie Nelson and Kyle Moy from the Will Co Health Dept Environmental Division | image via Will County Health Department At the Will County Health Department Environmental Division, there are two diseases connected to mosquitoes on everyone's mind. Unlike West Nile, Zika can be sexually transmitted from one human being to another.

'Mosquito New Year' Leads to Talk of West Nile Virus and Zika: Health Department
(Photo by Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)The first case of human West Nile Virus (WNV) illness for this year was confirmed in Central California, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). WNV can be transmitted to humans and animals through infected mosquitoes--although the risk serious illness for people is low, CDPH said. Held by a pair of tweezers, one of thousands of mosquitos trapped by Los Angeles County Vector Control officers at their lab in Lakewood where they are catagorized and shipped to a lab at UC Davis to be tested for West Nile Virus on 07/27/2004. But the virus can cause serious neurological illnesses in less than one percent, including meningitis or encephalitis. According to public health officials, WNV activities were found in San Diego, Orange and San Mateo counties.


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