Who is most likely to get sick after being infected with West Nile virus?
• People with weaker immune systems and people with chronic diseases are at greater risk for serious health effects. This may include people with cancer, diabetes, alcoholism, heart disease, or people that require medical treatment that may weaken the immune system, such as chemotherapy. While the risk of serious illness also increases with age, anyone exposed to mosquitoes in an area where West Nile virus has been detected is at some degree of risk for infection.
