ANOTHER W.N.V. DEATH VS

THE MAN WHO DIED IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AUGUST 12TH IS NOW LISTED AS THE 6TH VICTIM OF WEST NILE VIRUS (W.N.V.) IN CALIFORNIA. THE 60-YEAR-OLD SUFFERED FROM HEART DISEASE, DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CONDITIONS WHICH HINDERED HIS FIGHT AGAINST THE VIRUS. WEST NILE HAS NOW BEEN DETECTED IN 41 OUT OF 58 COUNTIES IN CALIFORNIA. THERE HAVE BEEN NO HUMAN CASES OF THE VIRUS REPORTED IN OUR TRI-COUNTY AREA TO DATE. ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INFECTED WITH W.N.V. WILL NOT SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS AT ALL. THE VIRUS USUALLY AFFECTS AN AREA LIGHTLY THE 1ST YEAR, THEN COMES BACK THE FOLLOWING YEAR WITH A VENGEANCE.