Danielle Kreutter is a multimedia journalist for Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — Jonathan Maness was a healthy active 42-year old until a mosquito bite sent him to the emergency room and paralyzed him for weeks.
Parts of Fort Collins had been sprayed for mosquitoes, but Maness was unlucky. He was bitten by a mosquito and, like most people, didn't think much of it, until a few days later. "My kidneys were not functioning. had a lot of different fears. I think finally, when they did a lumbar puncture, was when they figured out it was West Nile but that took like three or four days," said Maness.
Maness is hopeful to make a full recovery eventually and re-join his Average Joes teammates on the court soon. "What the doctors told me is, if you didn't get to the hospital now, I'd have been too severe. So I think being aware of it, being aware of the symptoms. You have a bug bite and you start realizing that, 'Okay, I've got these symptoms,' go to the doctor. Go find out what it is and don't wait around like I did," said Maness.
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