What Happens If a Mosquito Carrying the West Nile Virus Bites Someone?
Most people who are bitten by an infected mosquito will demonstrate no signs or symptoms. However, some will experience a mild infection with a slight fever, headache, body aches, and sometimes a skin rash or swollen lymph glands. Symptoms usually occur five to 15 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. A very small number of people will suffer from a severe infection that is marked by a rapid onset of a high fever, a severe headache, neck stiffness, nausea or vomiting, confusion, muscle weakness or paralysis, seizures, coma, and, rarely, death.
