Kansas reports 6 cases of Western Nile virus this year, 5 considered

Kansas health officials claim that they follow six West Nile viruses this year and five of them were considered serious.

As of August 15, the Kansas Ministry of Health and Environment (KDHE) showed three cases located in the Kansas North Center region and three others in the South Center of the State.

The KDHE says that five of the six cases are classified as a neurovasives. According to a report of Ksnt.

Bronaugh explained that subjects infected with non-neurovasive cases have pseudo-Grippal symptoms and that neurovasive cases are much more serious.

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A 3D illustration of the Western Nile Virus. The Western Nile Virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and causes Western Nile fever. (istock)

“Neurovasive cases are those in which there are clinical evidence of the involvement of the central nervous system in the pathological process,” said Bronaugh. “These cases are generally more serious and include symptoms such as high fever, brain inflammation and / or fabric surrounding the brain, disorientation, paralysis or muscle weakness, numbness and loss of vision. These cases generally have longer recovery and require more in -depth medical intervention.”

According to a report by Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), the figures are still lower than last year’s totals, but some health officials warn that the risk will increase as the activity of mosquitoes culminates at the end of the summer.

Last year, Kansas recorded 64 infections, including four deaths, according to KDHE data.

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A CULEX Quinquefasciatus mosquito is observed on the skin of a human host in the Centerd for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Reuters / CDC / James Gathany)

KDHE currently has a Dashboard of the Western Nile Viruswhich is updated on Friday during the surveillance season, from July to September.

According to the CDC, the WNV is generally distributed through the infected mosquito bites during the mosquito season from the summer.

The advanced figures are from August to the beginning of September, reports the CDC website and, each year, around 2,000 people in the United States are diagnosed, although these figures are low due to the sub-declaration caused by light symptoms.

The CDC says that typical symptoms such as high fever, headache, stiffness of the neck, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, vision loss, numbness or paralysis kept 2 to 6 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.

The mosquitoes are seen inside a trap at Pleasant Hill, California. (Getty Images)

Unfortunately, there are no drugs available to treat the Western Nile, but the CDC notes that most infected people are recovered.

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The CDC says that most people infected with the Western Nile Virus “would have immunity or life protection or protection against the disease.”

Health managers have urged residents to use precautions when they go outside to protect themselves from mosquito bites. Authorities suggest using an insectifuge, wearing long sleeves and outside pants, and eliminating water on the stagnant plane around houses where mosquitoes can reproduce.