First case of West Nile in Boulder County confirmed.
“West Nile virus season is here,” John Pape, an epidemiologist who specializes in animal-related diseases at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said in a statement, “Now is the time to take precautions against West Nile virus, which is a preventable disease.”
Symptoms of West Nile can include fever, extreme fatigue, head and body aches, skin rashes or swollen lymph glands.
Some of the more severe cases can show symptoms that include meningitis, encephalitis, loss of vision, paralysis, coma, tremors and convulsions. Typically, it takes three to 14 days after the mosquito bite to develop the infection.
To find out more about West Nile, visit this Boulder County web page.
