01-03-2009, 09:15 PM
nope.,there is no cure for West Nile virus infection and no vaccine has been developed to prevent infection in humans. People that develop severe illness require hospitalization, where they receive supportive care, such as intravenous fluids to avoid dehydration and antibiotics to prevent other infections.symptoms range from a mild, flulike illness, including fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, and a red, bumpy rash, to meningitis, in which the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord swell. In rare cases those infected will develop encephalitis, which can cause high fever, a stiff neck, disorientation, paralysis, convulsions, coma, and, in about 10 percent of cases, death. Humans most at risk for severe illness include those over age 50 and those with a weakened immune system.hope this info will help you..
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