Health officials in New Jersey are bracing for what looks to be a summer of increased West Nile virus. 'Today we reported the first West Nile Virus case of the year, the earliest ever in NJ's mosquito season,' NJ's Dept. of Health commissioner tweeted.
"Today we reported the first West Nile Virus case of the year, the earliest ever in NJ's mosquito season," New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal tweeted Tuesday.Last year, 61 people there were reportedly infected with West Nile, the most ever in the Garden State.West Nile season in the United States usually stretches from June through September, the Mayo Clinic says.
Most people recover quickly, but fatigue can last weeks or months after infection. In more severe cases, people develop brain inflammation and meningitis. There's no treatment for the virus itself.About 1 in every 5 people infected with West Nile develops symptoms, and about 1 in 150 people will become seriously ill, according to the CDC.West Nile has killed about 2,000 people since first being detected in the United States in 1999.
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