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The West Nile Virus season appears to have taken a turn for worse in North America with many US states reporting increasing number of human cases. Additionally Canadian health authorities in Saskatchewan are looking into the possible death of a person from West Nile virus infection.

Saskatchewan Health revealed on its website that thus far it has detected seven confirmed cases of West Nile Neurological Syndrome, while one death has been attributed to it. West Nile encephalitis and West Nile meningitis are forms of severe disease that affect a person’s nervous system.

Encephalitis refers to an inflammation of the brain; meningitis is an inflammation of the membrane around the brain and the spinal cord, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.

According to the CDC, West Nile virus infection is established as a seasonal epidemic in North America that flares up in the summer and continues into the fall.  West Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness and this year is predicted to be the worst season in the United States.

California is the worst affected state with 147 people contacting the West Nile virus infection. Among them six cases have proved fatal this year. Furthermore 722 birds have tested positive for the virus in California this year.

California has experienced the worst West Nile virus season in the country. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared an emergency and has pledged $1.35 million to tackle the crisis.

In Canada, Saskatchewan Health is investigating 339 cases of West Nile infection. Additionally it has also identified 397 mosquito pools that have tested positive for the virus.

Although West Nile infection is mild in many cases, one in 150 people can develop severe symptoms, which include high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness and paralysis.

Milder symptoms can include fever, headache, and body aches, nausea, vomiting, and sometimes swollen lymph glands or a skin rash on the chest, stomach and back. The worst of the symptoms arise when West Nile virus invades the neurological system.

Last year there were a total of 4269 West Nile virus infections reported to the CDC among which 177 proved lethal.  The worst affected state in terms of fatalities was Texas with 32 deaths in the 354 cases reported to the CDC.

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Re: Virus Alert: West Nile Virus spreading across America and Canada
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2007, 09:00:31 PM »
hi guys!! may be Chinese people spread it again..i thought only pc infected on it, even humans?   ???

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