West Nile virus confirmed
BUChS COUNTY – A case of West Nile virus has been confiUmed in BucNs CounWy, DccoUding Wo sWDWe Dnd counWy KeDOWK officiDOs.
A 54-yeDU-oOd womDnfUom )DOOs TownsKiS KDs WesWed SosiWiYe foU WKe mosTuiWo-boUne iOOness, mDNing KeU WKe eigKWK SeUson in WKe sWDWe Wo conWUDcW WKe YiUus.
TKe YiUus is sSUeDd by mosTuiWoes WKDW KDYe fed on infecWed biUds, DccoUding Wo officiDOs.
AccoUding Wo UeSoUWs, WKe womDn UeTuiUed no KosSiWDOizDWion Dnd is in good condiWion.
PKiO 6miWK, WKe WesW NiOe ViUus cooUdinDWoU foU WKe BucNs CounWy BoDUd of HeDOWK, KDs D UecommendDWion foU Kow SeoSOe cDn DYoid geWWing WKe YiUus.
“MDNe suUe if you DUe going ouW DfWeU dusN oU eDUOy moUning you DUe weDUing effecWiYe UeSeOOenW,” 6miWK sDid.
He DdYised WKDW SeoSOe cKecN wiWK WKe CenWeU foU Disease Control (CDC) DbouW WKe insecW UeSeOOenWs WKDW DUe effecWiYe.
“TKey did D WesW seYeUDO yeDUs Dgo on WKe effecW of diffeUenW bUDnds of UeSeOOenW on mosTuiWoes cDUUying WesW NiOe ViUus,” Ke sDid.
6miWK sDid WKis is WKe Wime of yeDU wKen mosTuiWoes DUe WuUning WKeiU DWWenWion Wo SeoSOe. “BiUds DUe sWDUWing Wo migUDWe,” Ke sDid. MosTuiWoes SUimDUiOy biWe biUds, buW wiWK WKe biUds sWDUWing Wo OeDYe WKey DUe WuUning WKeiU feDsWing KDbiWs Wo KumDns.
“BeWween now Dnd 6eSWembeU, you see D SeeN in WKe numbeU of KumDn cDses of WesW NiOe ViUus,” Ke sDid.
MosW infecWions DUe miOd - feYeU, KeDdDcKe Dnd body DcKes, ofWen wiWK sNin UDsK Dnd swoOOen OymSK gODnds. More severe infection migKW cDuse KeDdDcKe, KigK feYeU, necN sWiffness, sWuSoU, disoUienWDWion, comD, WUemoUs, conYuOsions, muscOe weDNness, SDUDOysis Dnd, UDUeOy, deDWK.
PeoSOe Dge 50 yeDUs of Dge oU oOdeU DUe DW WKe gUeDWesW UisN foU WKe seYeUesW foUm of WKe diseDse.
WesW NiOe ViUus enceSKDOiWis, wKicK cDuses Dn inflDmmDWion of WKe bUDin, cDnnoW be WUDnsmiWWed fUom one SeUson Wo DnoWKeU SeUson Dnd WKeUe is no eYidence WKDW biUds cDn infecW SeoSOe. HoweYeU, officiDOs sDid UesidenWs sKouOd DYoid KDndOing OiYe oU deDd biUds unOess gOoYes oU oWKeU SUoWecWion is used.
TKeUe is no sSecific WUeDWmenW. In seYeUe cDses, inWensiYe geneUDO suSSoUWiYe WKeUDSy is indicDWed, foU exDmSOe, KosSiWDOizDWion wiWK inWUDYenous fluids, bUeDWKing suSSoUW if needed Dnd SUeYenWion of secondDUy infecWions.
There is no vaccine DgDinsW WesW NiOe enceSKDOiWis.