Council Chronicle

Sunday, March 7, 2021
Log in
  • National News
  • Business & Economy
  • Technology
  • Science
  • Health
  • About CC
    • Our Team
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy GDPR
    • Terms of Use

Pages

  • About Council Chronicle
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Terms of Use

Recent Posts

  • Former Wife of Prolific Arizona Serial Killer Speaks Up First Time after Scottsdale Suicide June 29, 2018
  • Indiana Couple Arrested After Authorities Discovered Cruel Punishment Device in Home June 28, 2018
  • Schizophrenic Oregon Man Who Was Seen Carrying His Mother’s Head Committed to Psychiatric Facility June 27, 2018
  • Texas Lawmen Looking for Four Suspect Who Tortured Child During Home Invasion June 27, 2018
  • Retirement Home Resident Reported Fake Fire to Draw In Firefighters and Shoot Them June 26, 2018
  • Arkansas Man Kills Wife, Sticks Body In Chest Freezer Before Committing Suicide June 26, 2018
  • West Virginia Man Arrested After He Tried to Baptize Family by Drowning Them in the Bathtub June 25, 2018

Mosquito Monitoring for West Nile Starts Early This Year

May 2, 2017 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow
West Nile

In the last two years, West Nile was detected in the first monitoring tests.

The warm weather also brings something else apart from sun and flowers – mosquitoes. The problem with them is that they can infect people with several diseases. In Tulsa, health officials began trapping and testing mosquitoes for West Nile. These operations started on May 1st.

The monitoring process started earlier this year, due to the warm and wet weather. This year was warmer than usual, so mosquitoes appeared before they were expected. In the last two years, health officials have detected West Nile during the first monitoring tests.

“In 2015 and 2016, mosquitoes in the first round came up positive,” he said. “That wasn’t typical. In 2014, it was in mid-June, and in 2013, it was late June.”

Because of these results, they decided to set up the first traps on Monday. The process goes on like this. After the mosquitoes are trapped, the officials take them to the lab, where they test them for West Nile, Zika, or other viruses. This type of monitoring started back in the 1970s.

An interesting fact about these diseases is that birds can catch them, too. In fact, they might be the one which transmit the viruses. Culex genus mosquitoes are the ones that carry the West Nile virus, while those from the Aedes genus get infected with Zika and yellow fever.

Last year, more than 35 people contracted West Nile, but no deaths were recorded in Oklahoma. The worst years for the state were 2003, 2007, and 2012, when this virus made many victims. However, no reported cases of locally contracted Zika were present. Only people who traveled in other countries got infected with the disease.

West Nile disease

This condition doesn’t show any specific symptoms in 70 percent of the cases. However, one in 5 people might develop fever, joint pains, rashes, diarrhea, and headache. People who contract the disease usually recover completely, but they may experience weakness for a few weeks.

Less than 1 percent of people might suffer from complications. They can develop serious neurological illnesses, like meningitis or encephalitis. These might have symptoms such as disorientation, neck stiffness, high fever, and paralysis.

Unfortunately, there is no available treatment for West Nile. However, those cases which render complications are rare, and most of the patients recover without any problems.

Image source: Wikipedia

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Health

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 18 other subscribers

Recent Articles

ethics in dictionary highlighted

NIH Will Examine Ethical Problems of One of Their Studies

March 27, 2018 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

biomutant character

Eleven-Minutes Long Biomutant Trailer Prepares You for Amazing Gameplay and Mechanics

August 26, 2017 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

intime alibaba

Intime May Be Acquired By Its Founder And Alibaba

January 11, 2017 By Jesse Skelton Leave a Comment

Newborn baby

A Woman Gave Birth to Baby After Fertilizing Frozen Ovary

December 16, 2016 By Lee Raulin Leave a Comment

Parkes radio telescope

Hunting Aliens with Parkes Radio Telescope

November 11, 2016 By Ben Beckstrom Leave a Comment

man suffering from election season stress

Stressed Out? Here Are 7 Ways to Get Rid of Election Season Stress

October 19, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

Disney World wants to prevent fraud.

Disney World prevents fraud by scanning children’s fingers

September 8, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

artificial intelligence

How will the Artificial Intelligence will affect our life by 2030?

September 3, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

opera sync

Opera Sync resets passwords after it was hacked

August 30, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

viping

Why are teens viping – flavours or nicotine?

August 26, 2016 By Dustin Smith Leave a Comment

sex abuse

Doctors in sex abuse cases return to work. What happens with their victims?

August 25, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

affection

Affection or food – which is more important for a dog?

August 19, 2016 By Adam Martin Leave a Comment

Chipotle restaurant

Chipotle to Open its First Burger Joint

July 30, 2016 By Ben Beckstrom Leave a Comment

Chicken sandwich from Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A Rolls Out Protein-Packed Grill Breakfast Sandwich

July 20, 2016 By Ben Beckstrom Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • parasite

    Russian Woman Horrified to Find Out That She Had Parasite Crawling Under Her Skin

    Jun 22, 2018
  • wheelchair

    Birmingham Man Paralyzed From the Waist Down Minutes After Being Cleared by Hospital Staff

    Jun 19, 2018
  • emergency room

    Los Gatos ER Doc Suspended for Mocking Patient Suffering from Anxiety Attack

    Jun 18, 2018
  • soft and hard palate

    Mexico Man Gets Red Spot on Palate After Performing too Much Oral Sex

    Jun 15, 2018
  • Console gaming

    Extended Screen Time, Gaming Linked to Lack of Sleep and Depression in Teens, New Study Reveals

    Jun 6, 2018
  • surgery

    Welsh Woman Commits Suicide After Surgeon Removes Ovaries

    May 30, 2018
  • shower head

    Indian Man Rushed to Hospital With Shower Head in Rectum After Accidental Slip

    May 29, 2018
  • New Delhi Surgeon Suspended.

    New Delhi Surgeon Reprimanded After Operating on the Wrong Patient

    Apr 23, 2018
  • workplace with desks and computers and plants and one man working

    A Noisy Workplace Can Seemingly Lead to Health Problems (Study)

    Apr 10, 2018
  • UVA Health

    Thousands of Patients Records Exposed After Hacker Targets UVA Health Devices

    Feb 23, 2018

Categories

  • Breaking News
  • Business & Economy
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • National News
  • Nature
  • Science
  • Technology
  • World News

Copyright © 2021 CouncilChronicle.com

About · Terms of Use · Privacy Policy · Contact

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.