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What is the West Nile virus?

What is the West Nile virus?. By: Davis Oakes Austin Douglas. Perspectives. The West Nile virus kills more than just humans. It also kills horses, squirrels, and especially birds. New York City was the first to have experienced the WNV. T hen it slowly spread across the U nited States.

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What is the West Nile virus?

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  1. What is the West Nile virus? By: Davis Oakes Austin Douglas

  2. Perspectives • The West Nile virus kills more than just humans. It also kills horses, squirrels, and especially birds. • New York City was the first to have experienced the WNV. Then it slowly spread across the United States.

  3. Symptoms • Four out of five people don’t know they were infected, and it was out of their blood in about 1 week. • Other symptoms are headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor (shock), disorientation (confused), coma, and muscle weakness.

  4. Reduce risk • Get rid of any standing water around your home. • Drain and refill bird baths often. • Unclog roof gutters. • Repair holes in window screen. • Don’t spend too much time outside, around dusk and dawn. • Avoid staying outside if wearing cologne or perfume. They draw insects.

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  6. How can we stop them? • There is not one way to stop all of them at once. Each case is treated individually. • There are also no vaccines for humans. The only vaccines for WNV are for horses.

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  8. Resources • Virulent Virus: West Nile, MCT One Pages, August 31, 2012,Anna Lamy, page 1 of 1

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