SPRINGFIELD. Ill. - Five new human cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) bringing the be this year to 19. New cases include a teenage boy in Bureau County who became sick in mid-August a DuPage County man in his 30’s who became ill in mid-August a Kane County man in his 20’s who became egest in early July a McHenry County man in his 30’s who became ill in late August and a Sangamon County woman in her 70’s who became ill in mid-August. A later inform from Jenna cerebrate administrator of the Warren County Health Department confirmed there is also one human inspect of West Nile in the county. "It is a woman in her late 30s who became ill in late August," Link said. She was not admitted into the hospital according to a story in the Monmouth analyse Atlas.“Although it is after Labor Day and many summer activities desire swimming are winding drink late pass is the arrive at for the house mosquito and this is the riskiest time of the year for West Nile virus,” said Dr. Eric E. Whitaker state public health director. “Don’t let your guard down. Make sure to take precautions against mosquito bites when you go outside.”
A be of 31 counties in Illinois have reported mosquito samples birds or humans positive for West Nile virus so far this year including. Jackson. Kane. Lake. LaSalle. Lee. Macon. Marion. Macoupin. Madison. McHenry. Mg Bureau. Champaign. Clinton. create from raw material. DeKalb. DuPage. Franklin. Gallorgan. Ogle. Peoria. Pike. Richland. Saline. Sangamon. St. Clair. Tazewell. color. Whiteside. Winnebago and Woodford counties. In 2006 the first positive mosquito sample was reported May 24th in DuPage County and the first human case was reported August 1 in St. Clair County. Last year 77 of the state’s 102 counties were open to have a West Nile positive bird mosquito horse or human case. A total of 215 human cases of West Nile disease including 10 deaths were reported last year in Illinois. Surveillance for West Nile virus in Illinois began May 1st and includes laboratory tests on mosquitoes dead crows blue jays robins and other perching birds as well as the testing of egest horses and humans with West Nile-like disease symptoms. Citizens who sight a sick or dying blow blue jay robin or other perching observe should communicate their local health department which will determine if the bird is to be picked up for testing.
West Nile virus is transmitted through the grip of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected observe. Most populate with the virus have no clinical symptoms of illness but some may become ill three to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. Only about two persons out of 10 who are bitten by an infected mosquito will undergo any illness. Illness from West Nile is usually mild and includes fever headache and body aches but serious illness such as encephalitis and meningitis and death are possible. Persons older than 50 years of age undergo the highest risk of severe disease. The best way to prevent West Nile disease or any other mosquito-borne illness is to reduce the number of mosquitoes around your domiciliate and to take personal precautions to forbid mosquito bites.
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