West Nile Virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, has progressed to severe illness in more than half the people in the U.S. Know the symptoms.
The virus has progressed to severe illness in more than half the people who have been diagnosed with West NileNine people in Arizona, Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi and Tennessee have been diagnosed with the disease — but the virus has been found in non-humans in at least 18 states, thesays most people who get infected with West Nile will not get sick, those older than 60 or with certain medical conditions are more likely to develop severe disease.
And West Nile isn’t the only mosquito-borne illness on the rise; in June, the CDC warned about an increased risk ofPEOPLE's free daily newsletter “Studies show that warmer temperatures associated with climate change can accelerate mosquito development, biting rates, and the incubation of the disease within a mosquito,” the EPA said.Kourtney Kardashian Was Once Stung by a Scorpion that Hid in Her Bikini BottomsMarathoner and TikTok Exec, 38, Diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer: ‘I Thought I Was in the Best Shape of My Life’
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