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How does West Nile virus cause severe illness and death in humans?

April 26, 2017cause death humans illness severe virus West Nile

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How does West Nile virus cause severe illness and death in humans?

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Following transmission by an infected mosquito, West Nile virus multiplies in the person’s blood stream and may reach the brain. Once in the brain the virus interferes with normal central nervous system functioning and causes inflammation of brain tissue.