Health District identifies first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of the season
LAS VEGAS – The Southern Nevada Health District has identified the first mosquito pool of the season testing positive for West Nile virus in the 89123 ZIP code. The Health District is reminding residents to take precautions and “Fight the Bite” to help reduce the impact of mosquitoes in the community. Since launching its seasonal […]
Don’t Forget Mosquito Protection to Prevent West Nile Virus – Wyoming Department of Health
Don’t Forget Mosquito Protection to Prevent West Nile Virus August 10, 2023 With human cases in nearby states and a higher-than-usual number of mosquito pools within Wyoming testing positive for West Nile virus, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) wants people to remember to protect themselves from mosquito bites. “Wyoming’s reported human West Nile virus […]
Don’t Forget Mosquito Protection to Prevent West Nile Virus – Wyoming Department of Health
Don’t Forget Mosquito Protection to Prevent West Nile Virus August 10, 2023 With human cases in nearby states and a higher-than-usual number of mosquito pools within Wyoming testing positive for West Nile virus, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) wants people to remember to protect themselves from mosquito bites. “Wyoming’s reported human West Nile virus […]
Some Viruses Make People More Attractive to Mosquitoes
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When a mosquito bites and infects you with a virus like dengue or Zika, it also makes you smell good to other mosquitos, new research suggests. That makes it more likely another one will bite, pick up the virus and carry it to the […]
Zika Virus: Vaccine, Symptoms, Contagious, Treatment & Risks During Pregnant
Things to know about Zika virus Picture of an Aedes aegypti mosquito, a vector that transmits the Zika virus; Photo by James Gathany Zika virus is a virus related to dengue, West Nile, and other viruses. Zika virus may play a role in developing congenital microcephaly (small head and brain) in the fetus of infected […]