WEST NILE NOW IN MONTEREY COUNTY VS

IT IS GETTING CLOSER. 2 BIRDS FOUND DEAD IN MONTEREY COUNTY HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR WEST NILE VIRUS. THE DISEASE IS CARRIED BY BIRDS BUT HUMANS ARE INFECTED BY MOSQUITOES WHO STING THEM. ONLY 1 PERSON IN 100 WILL HAVE THE MOST SEVERE LIFE-THREATENING SYMPTOMS AND 20 PERCENT OF PEOPLE WHO GET THE VIRUS HAVE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS. THOSE MOST VULNERABLE ARE THE FRAIL AND ELDERLY. ACCORDING TO STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS, IN THE PAST WEEK THE NUMBER OF WEST NILE INFECTIONS ROSE MORE THAN 46 PERCENT TO 277 CASES, BUT MOST OF THOSE WERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SO FAR THE DISEASE IS BEING BLAMED FOR THE DEATH OF 9 CALIFORNIANS.