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Kansas health officials say they are monitoring six cases of western Nile virus this year and five of them have been considered serious.
As of August 15, the Department of Health and Environment of Kansas (KDHE) shows three cases located in the region of the Kansas and three more center in the State-central part of the State.
The Kdhe says that five of the six cases are classified as neuroinvasive. Jill Bronaugh, Kdhe spokesman, said that non -neuroinvasive cases are less severe, according to a KSNT report.
Bronaugh explained that subjects infected with non -neuroinvasive cases have symptoms similar to flu and neuroinvasive cases are much more serious.
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A 3D illustration of the western Nile virus. The western Nile virus is transmitted by mosquito and causes fever of the western Nile. (Istock)
“Neuroinvasive cases are those in which there is clinical evidence of central nervous system in the disease process,” Bronaugh said. “These cases are generally more serious and include symptoms such as high fever, inflammation of the brain and/or tissue that surrounds the brain, disorientation, paralysis or muscle weakness, numbness and loss of vision. These cases generally have a longer recovery time and require a more extensive medical intervention.”
According to a report from the Health and Environment Department of Kansas (KDHE), the numbers are still below the totals of last year, but some health officials warn that the risk will increase as mosquito activity reaches its maximum point at the end of the summer.
Last year, Kansas registered 64 infections, including four deaths, according to Kdhe data.
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A Culex Quinquefasciatus mosquito is observed in the skin of a human guest at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Reuters/CDC/James Gathany)
Kdhe currently has a western Nile virus board, which is updated on Fridays during the surveillance season, from July to September.
According to CDCs, the VNO is commonly extended through the mosquito bites infected during the mosquito season from summer.
The maximum numbers are from August at the beginning of September, reports the CDC website, and approximately 2,000 people in the US are diagnosed annually, although these numbers are low due to the lack of reports caused by minor symptoms.
CDC say that typical symptoms such as high fever, headache, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, seizures, muscle weakness, loss of vision, numbness or paralysis tend to appear 2-6 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
Mosquitoes are seen inside a trap in pleasant hill, California. (Getty images)
Unfortunately, there are no medications available to treat the western Nile, but the CDC points out that most of those who are infected are recovered.
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CDCs say that most people infected with the western Nile virus “are believed to have immunity or protection of a lifetime to obtain the disease again.”
Health officials have urged residents to use precautions when they go outdoors to protect themselves from mosquito bites. The authorities suggest using insect repellent, using long sleeves and outdoor pants, and eliminating stagnant water around houses where mosquitoes can reproduce.
