West nile virus dallas deaths

Targeted spraying will occur between the hours of 9 p. Wednesday, Sept. The City of Arlington will spray for mosquitos after samples tested positive for West Nile virus. The City of Dallas is going to spray for mosquitos after a mosquito sample tested positive for the West Nile virus.

There are six areas scheduled for mosquito control spraying on Saturday and Sunday between 9 p. The areas to be sprayed are generally bounded by: block of Elmwood Boulevard Brooklyn…. Tarrant County Public Health reported Thursday the first human case of West Nile virus in the county this year is a Fort Worth resident over the age of The city of Arlington will spray for mosquitoes after a mosquito sample tested positive for West Nile virus, the city said Tuesday.

The victim is a year-old from Dallas. The spraying will take place at 9 p. Tuesday and Wednesday nights in the following areas, weather permitting: Area 6A: located between N. A bite from an infected mosquito can spread the West Nile virus. There is no evidence that West Nile virus spreads from animal to person or from person to person except in rare cases through blood product transfusion, tissue transplantation, or mother to baby.

Twenty percent of infected people develop a typically mild form of the disease West Nile fever , which may include fever, headache, body aches, and occasionally a skin rash on the trunk of the body and swollen lymph glands. Only about one out of people infected with West Nile virus will develop the more severe form of the disease West Nile neuroinvasive disease , which may affect the brain and spinal cord. The signs and symptoms of severe disease may include headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, and paralysis.

The incubation period of West Nile virus in humans is two to 14 days. Signs and symptoms of mild disease may last a few days. Signs and symptoms of severe disease may last several weeks or months, although neurological effects may be permanent. The more severe form of the West Nile virus affects mostly older adults, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. People who suspect they may have contracted the virus and show signs of infection of the brain or spinal cord, including high fever, severe headaches, stiff neck, confusion or sudden muscle weakness, should seek medical attention immediately, the Mayo Clinic says.

Dana Branham , Breaking news reporter. Dana is a reporter at The Dallas Morning News covering crime and breaking news. She graduated in from the University of Oklahoma, where she studied journalism.

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