Kansas Health Authority Let’s say they are monitoring six West Nile virus cases this year, with five of which considered serious.
As of August 15, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has shown three cases and three more cases in the northern Kansas region in the state’s south-central region.
KDHE says that five of the six cases are classified neuroinvasively. KDHE spokesperson Jill Bronaud said that non-neurological invasion cases were not particularly serious, according to a report. KSNT.
Bronaught explained that infected subjects in non-neuroinvasive cases have influenza-like symptoms, and that neuroinvasive cases are much more severe.
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“Neuroinvasion cases are cases where there is clinical evidence that the central nervous system is involved in the disease process,” Bronau said. “These cases are generally more severe and include symptoms such as high fever, brain inflammation, tissue surrounding the brain, disorientation, paralysis or muscle weakness, numbness, and loss of vision. These cases generally have longer recovery times and require extensive medical intervention.”
The numbers are still below last year’s total, according to a report by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), but some health officials have warned that risks will rise as mosquito activity peaks at the end of the summer.
Last year, Kansas Recorded 64 infections, KDHE data includes four deaths.
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Kdhe has the present West Nile Virus Dashboardwill be updated on Friday during the July-September surveillance season.
According to the CDC, WNVs generally spread through bites from mosquitoes that are infected during the mosquito season that begins in the summer.
According to the CDC website, the peak numbers range from August to early September, with around 2,000 people diagnosed annually in the US, but these numbers are low due to low reports of mild symptoms.
The CDC describes typical symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiff neck, stupidity, disorientation, coma, tremor, cramps, muscle weakness, loss of vision, numbness, or paralysis.
Unfortunately, there is no medication to treat West Nile, However, the CDC points out that most infected people will recover.
The CDC states that most people infected with the West Nile virus are “that are thought to have lifelong immunity or protection from re-incubation of the disease.”
Health officials are urging residents to use precautions when going outside to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Officials suggest using Insect repellent, Wear long sleeves and pants outdoors, eliminating water standing around a house where mosquitoes can breed.
