West Nile Virus Basics- Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, Current Events | Public Health

West Nile Virus is an arbovirus, spread by mosquitos. It is most often transmitted in the summer and fall. Most people do not develop symptoms, but of those that do the majority have mild disease and a select few can develop severe, neuroinvasive disease.

Mosquito Borne Illness Overview

Virology, Flaviviridae Family, Arboviruses

Transmission, Incubation Period, Birds, Humans, Mammals

Signs, Symptoms, Mild Disease, Neuroinvasive Disease

Diagnostics, Labs, Lumbar Puncture (spinal tap), CSF Studies

Treatment, Supportive Care, Prevention

Current Events, Case Counts, Spread

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