West Nile Symptoms Can Last a Year or More
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NEW YORK  - Convalescence after West Nile virus infection can be protracted, particularly for older adults, researchers in New York have found. Physical, cognitive and functional impairments often last more than 18 months after the initial ...
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A sixth Southern Californian, the third in Los Angeles County, has died of the West Nile virus, and officials warned Thursday that most victims of the disease have developed other, more serious illnesses, including encephalitis and meningitis.
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In five years, West Nile virus has crawled and leaped and exploded across the country&#39;s landscape, killing more than 600 people.
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As most human cases of West Nile Virus (West Nile Virus) occur from August through September, the Clinton County Health Department would like to remind citizens on ways to protect themselves from West Nile virus exposure.
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Confirmation of two new cases of West Nile disease in Illinois has brought the 2004 total to 56 cases of the mosquito-borne illness, two more than 2003.
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PHOENIX - With triple-digit heat and nearly nonexistent rainfall, Phoenix seems an unlikely spot for this year's West Nile virus epicenter. Yet, federal health officials say Arizona is the only state where the mosquito-borne virus is an epidemic...
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A 60-year-old man has become the sixth person in California to die from West Nile virus this year, state officials announced. That means California has the highest death toll so far this year, followed by
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----     Arizona Leads Nation in West Nile Cases      Thousands of abandoned swimming pools, along with irrigation canals and other prime breeding sites for mosquitoes in Phoenix, have made Arizona the state hardest hit by West Nile virus this year.      Arizona has accounted for at least 290 of more than 500 reported cases of West Nile virus in the United States so far in 2004...
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West Nile virus has claimed the life of a 60-year-old man in Southern California. Health workers say the man likely became infected by a mosquito bite near his home in eastern Los Angeles County. They say he was especially vulnerable because of other ...
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Oregonians should brace for hundreds of cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus next year, says Dr. Mel Kohn, state epidemiologist.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. Sept. 12, 2004 - A year after Pennsylvania experienced a surge in West Nile cases, the number of people infected with the mosquito-borne virus appear to be headed back down.
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More signs of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus are popping up in the London region, just as the peak danger period of the summer hits the region. A dead crow in Sarnia has tested positive for West Nile, health officials said yesterday. The crow, found ...
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Cooler temperatures, frequent rains and greater public awareness resulted in a big drop in the number of West Nile virus infections in Indiana residents this summer, state health officials said.
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LincolnâSix new cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, bringing the total number reported so far this year to 17.
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Health officials report a second victim of West Nile virus this year in the State of Minnesota . The man, in his 60&#39;s, was hospitalized in August after becoming ill.
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Six new cases of West Nile virus have been reported to the Nebraska Health and Human Services System, bringing the total number reported so far this year to 17.
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NEW YORK  - West Nile fever is not simply a  3- to 6-day disease with limited symptoms, but rather a severe  illness that can incapacitate people for a month or longer,  findings from a new study indicate.