In places like Texas, they're already going around neighborhoods, spraying pesticides from trucks and airplanes. By air, they've covered some 52,000 acres. West Nile has killed 17 people in Texas and sickened hundreds more.
There are a number of symptoms for the West Nile virus
The first symptom to look for is a fever. Symptoms can also include a headache and tiredness. Also, body aches can be associated with West Nile virus.
On occasion, an infected person will develop a skin rash on the trunk of the body. And swollen lymph glands can show up too. While the illness can be as short as a few days, even healthy people have reported being sick for several weeks.
A more severe form of the disease can lead to coma, muscle weakness and paralysis.
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