Learning about ways to protect my family against West Nile Virus has always been important to me because a mosquito bite landed me in the hospital years ago before I had my oldest son. I became very sick with a viral infection of unknown origins and had to be taken to the emergency room because I was so violently ill. Due to the fact that the doctors did not know why I was so sick, they ordered a battery of blood tests to get to the bottom of it. When the results came back, I was told that I had Viral Encephalitis and had contracted it due to being bitten by an infected mosquito. This was a shock to me because I had no idea that you could become so ill from a mosquito bite. The symptoms that I suffered from were almost flu-like. It was the first time that I realized that mosquitoes are not just a nuisance when you are trying to enjoy yourself outdoors. their bites can pass along lasting physical and neurological damage or in rare and tragic cases, even lead to … [Read more...]
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December 3, 2014 by 32 Comments