Long Beach confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus and the first symptomatic case reported in California this year, the city’s health department said on Friday.
West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito, but most people infected do not have symptoms. When symptoms do occur, they typically include vomiting, body aches, fever, headache, nausea and/or rash. It’s estimated that one in 150 people may develop a more serious disease that could lead to paralysis, brain inflammation and even death.
The case of the infected person in Long Beach resulted in that individual being hospitalized with neuroinvasive illness, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services said. They are now recovering at home…