What are the symptoms of West Nile Virus infection in people?
Mild infections may be common and include fever, headache, and body aches, often with a skin rash and swollen lymph glands. In those susceptible to disease, signs can be severe and may include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, paralysis, and possibly death. Is treatment available for West Nile encephalitis in people? There is no specific treatment. In severe cases, hospitalization and intensive supportive therapy may be needed. Have many people have been affected by infection with West Nile Virus? In New York City in 1999, seven of the 62 people with clinical symptoms of infection died. All of the people who died were 68 years of age or older. In 2000, 21 people were known to become ill from the virus. Two elderly people died. As in horses, many more people were probably infected without showing signs of illness. Where has West Nile Virus been found? West Nile Virus was first identified in the United States in 1999, in 4 eastern s
