Tobacco warnings, West Nile Virus symptoms

About four out of five people who become infected by a mosquito bite have no symptoms. However, about 20% of people who become infected with West Nile virus develop West Nile fever, within two to 15 days afterward.Four of the five patients who tested positive for the virus also experienced chronic symptoms. Of these five, one patient developed kidney failure. These results show that the West Nile virus is capable of long term persistence in patientsIt starts with a simple mosquito bite and 80 percent of those who contract West Nile virus show no symptoms. However, 20 percent do feel its

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