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The West Nile virus is also found throughout the world, including across Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. CNN: Can West Nile be spread from person-to-person?
The majority of people with West Nile virus do not present with symptoms, but about one in five will experience fever along with headaches, body aches, joint pain, diarrhea, vomiting, or a rash.
West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [53] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms . [ 54 ] About 20% of people develop a fever , headache, vomiting, or a rash. [ 53 ]
West Nile fever is an infection by the West Nile virus, which is typically spread by mosquitoes. [1] In about 80% of infections people have few or no symptoms . [ 2 ] About 20% of people develop a fever , headache, vomiting, or a rash. [ 1 ]
West Nile virus (WNV) is a mosquito-borne virus first identified in the United States in 1999. It is most commonly found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America.
U.S. West Nile virus (WNV) neuroinvasive disease incidence as of Sep 4, 2012. The West Nile virus quickly spread across the United States after the first reported cases in Queens, New York, in 1999. The virus is believed to have entered in an infected bird or mosquito, although there is no clear evidence.
West Nile does not spread from person to person through casual contact. Only Culex mosquitoes spread the virus. The bugs become infected when they bite sick birds, then spread the virus to people ...
West Nile Virus is not transmitted from person to person by mosquitoes. [12] However, transmission of WNV can occur via red blood cell, plasma, and platelet transfusions, highlighting the need for stringent screening measures among blood donors to prevent iatrogenic transmission. [12]