Wisconsin West Nile virus, Labor Day weekend mosquito awareness | FOX6 News Milwaukee

Published: Aug 30, 2024 Duration: 00:02:13 Category: News & Politics

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Center app. It is a free download, offers a powerful interactive radar, and you always get severe weather alerts. Well, Labor Day weekend is here, and many people have already had a chance to get on the road and maybe get that jump start on those plans. You might be wondering, though, what are all Exactly. We have seen people coming and going as they travel to their Labor Day destinations. However, health experts do advise people to not let their guard down, especially if they are planning to spend it outdoors relaxing with the kids, hiking, doing all that kind of stuff. This is how the Jacobs family is spending their Labor Day weekend. We're heading up to Door County. This is kind of the end of the summer right? Kids went back to school last week and so this is our last hurrah before we get really fully into everything going on April Hobson is also taking advantage of the opportunity to get outside. There is an amusement park and, I think some trails there we're going to hit up in Wisconsin to West Nile virus deaths and hospitalization have been reported in Milwaukee. Only three cases have been seen in the last five years. Individuals who do experience symptoms might feel, you know, body aches, vomiting or diarrhea, headache and sometimes even a rash. Lindsay Paige, who is the city's director of the infectious disease program, says about 1 in 5 people exposed experience these symptoms. But the majority doesn't, so most people recover completely from West Nile virus in rare cases. So less than 1% of cases a more severe neuroinvasive form can develop that causes encephalitis or meningitis, which is swelling of the brain or spinal cord. While the stakes are low, they do encourage people this weekend to not let their guard down. We've got, you know, long sleeves. It's a little bit chillier up here, you know, tried to pack as many clothes as we can or shoes, hiking gear, you know, making sure we've got all the stuff that we need just to be outside. And while most people won't get severely ill by the West Nile virus, health officials do urge the public to take preventative measures like wearing long sleeve clothes. Well

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