DHS: Two Wisconsinites confirmed dead, another hospitalized due to West Nile virus

Published: Aug 28, 2024 Duration: 00:00:54 Category: News & Politics

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IN JUST A FEW MINUTES, CAITLIN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALEXIS. THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES HAS CONFIRMED TO WISCONSINITES HAVE DIED AND ANOTHER WAS HOSPITALIZED BECAUSE OF WEST NILE VIRUS. THE FIRST 3 HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE IN OUR STATE THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND RESIDENTS ABOUT AGAIN FOND DU LAC AND BROWN COUNTY'S THE VIRUS HAS BEEN DETECTED IN MOSQUITOES WHICH SPREAD THE ILLNESS ALONG WITH ANIMALS AND HEALTHY BLOOD DONORS WHOSE BLOOD SCREENED POSITIVE FOR IT. >> MOST PEOPLE WERE INFECTED WITH WEST NILE DO NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS. >> 80% OF THE PEOPLE THAT GET INFECTED OR GET BIT BY MOSQUITO THAT HAS WEST NILE VIRUS DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS AT ALL. SO THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY'RE ILL AND THEN THE REST OF THE 20%. THEY TYPICALLY HAVE MILD SYMPTOMS. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'LL HAVE FEVER, FATIGUE, SOME MUSCLE WEAKNESS.

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