Two adults in central North Carolina have died from the West Nile virus, according to a Facebook Post from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS).
The deaths occurred in mid-September and early October, although the location or the people’s identities were not disclosed, according to USA Today. The NC DHHS has stated that those with underlying health conditions or older people are most vulnerable to contracting West Nile Virus, which comes from the bite of an infected mosquito. The mosquito picks up the virus when it bites an infected bird, then transmits the disease to humans. The virus does not typically spread from person to person.
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