Download West Nile Virus

A flu virus of African origin that can be
spread to humans via mosquitoes
causing encephalitis and flu like
symptoms.
 Viral disease
 1937
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1-14 days after infected
 Muscle pain
 Fever
 Headache
 Lack of apatite
 Rash
 Nausea
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Infected mosquitoes
 Transfusion, transplant, mother to child
 Not through touch
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Emerged in the western hemisphere in
the 1999 in New York City
 Comes from Africa
 No medication to cure
 Can be passed during pregnancy
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The elderly can have a neurological
disease
 Can be genetic
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Works Cited
"
West Nile Virus, NIAID, NIH."
National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/westnile/Pages/default.aspx>.
"CDC West Nile Virus Homepage." Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm>.
"CDC: West Nile Virus - What You Need To Know." Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm>.
"West Nile virus - PubMed Health." National Center for Biotechnology
Information. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004457/>.