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What is West Nile virus?

April 26, 2017Arboviral arbovirus encephalitis encephalitus Japanese mosquitoes mosquitos QWhat west nile virus

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What is West Nile virus?

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West Nile virus is a flavivirus, a family of viruses carried by mosquitoes and ticks. The virus is carried by mosquitoes and transmitted via a bite from an infected mosquito. It can infect humans, birds, mosquitoes, horses and some other mammals.

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West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne virus first found in the United State in 1999 when it caused illness in New York City. It is commonly found in west Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The virus can infect people, certain types of birds, mosquitoes, horses and other animals. Only certain species of mosquito carry the virus.

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West Nile Virus is a mosquito borne virus and is closely related to the viruses that cause Yellow fever, Dengue fever and St. Louis encephalitis.

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West Nile Virus (WNV) is a virus that is spread by infected mosquitoes. The virus usually infects birds, but it can be spread to humans by mosquitoes that bite infected birds and then bite humans. The virus can only be spread from infected mosquitoes; not from infected humans or infected animals.

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