Ohio gets first pool of West Nile virus mosquitoes in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, OH (WOIO) - According to the Ohio Department of Health there is a confirmed case West Nile Virus mosquitoes in Lake County.
The department identified the threat as a "pool," or a collection of no more than 50 mosquitoes.
The positive pool was first collected at a Madison trap site on June 26.
While the number appears to be low, the confirmation is expected to increase throughout the rest of the summer.
To date, there have been no human cases of WNV reported in Ohio.
80 percent of victims show no signs of symptoms, but the ones most common are as follows:
Fever
Headache
Body aches
Nausea
Vomiting
Swollen lymph glands
Rash on chest, stomach or back
According to the Ohio Department of Health, one in 150 people infected with the virus will develop serious illness.
The symptoms include:
High fever
Headache
Neck stiffness
Stupor
Disorientation
Coma
Tremors
Convulsions
Muscle weakness
Vision loss
Numbness
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