beware of attack West Nile Virus

Cases of malignancy, called West Nile virus reappears. Reported for one week alone, there were 41 people die from it. As if the West Nile virus?

West Nile Virus was first detected its appearance in 1937 in Uganda, East Africa. As reported by the Kids Health, the virus is caused by the bite of a mosquito that has been infected previously. Indeed, there is no scientific explanation, what type of mosquito that carries the virus.


West Nile Virus or WNV abbreviated initially infects birds, but gradually the virus is now known that humans, dogs, cats to crocodiles can also be infected with this virus. According to the explanation on Wikipedia, about 80 percent of people do not get any symptoms when first infected with this virus.

The main symptom that can be used as early detection of this virus are fever accompanied by headache. There are three types of the disease after WNV infects the human body. First is asymptomatic. In Wikipedia explained that asymptomatic is a disease when the patient is not aware of any symptoms. To find out, the patient should have a test or x-ray irradiation using X-ray

The second is a mild febrile syndrome or the current state of the body temperature exceeds 37 degrees Celsius caused by disease or inflammation. Third is neuroinvasive or circumstances when human immune cells in the nervous infected by viruses.

WNV belong to the genus Flavivirus that is still in the Flaviviridae relatives. As described in Ncbi.Nlm.Nih.gov, the amount will increase the spread of WNV from August to early September and the attacks will be reduced when the temperature becomes cooler.

If someone exposed to WNV attack, then he will easily panic or trouble thinking clearly, easily fainting even coma, the body becomes weak muscles, stiffness in the neck and a weaker one leg or arm. In addition, because of the West Nile virus also attacks the immune system, so the patient can more prone to virus attacks.

It may seem a little dangerous, but according to the doctor's explanation, WNV can cause brain damage, permanent muscle weakness and even death.

As reported by ABC News (22/08), in August 2012, patients with WNV in the United States increased. In the area of ​​Texas alone, there were 1118 reports. Dr. Lyle R Petersen, Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Division Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, "Until now the attack is detected WNV in 38 states of the United States."

additional info that addition, the virus is similar to dengue fever is only able to grow rapidly in the tropics.