If you live in these states, to prepare potentially mosquito paralyzing

A handful of states has just announced the first mosquitoes this summer carrying a serious virus.

Nobody wants to have a mosquito bit in all circumstances, but when there is a risk thatthe bite Could come with a potentially paralyzing disease, fear becomes even more. This summer, at least six states have already detected the West Nile virus among mosquitoes, and four of these states have reported human cases that have contracted the virus of these parasites.

July 2, Rockland County ExecutiveDay and the county of Commissioner for HealthPatricia Schnabel Ruppert, DO, published a statement informing residents that two groups of mosquitoes havepositive tested For the West Nile virus in Rockland County, New York this year. According to the declaration, infected mosquitoes were collected by traps in Orangetown and Clarkstown during the week of June 21 as part of the continuation of the monetary efforts of the county mosquitoes. Fortunately, no human case has yet been reported in New York this summer, but residents must be high alert. "This is usually the time of the year, we anticipate an increase in the activity of the West Nile virus, and these positive mosquito pools confirm that," said Ruppert in the declaration.

Just one day earlier, on July 1, the Ministry of Public Health (DPH) in Massachusetts confirmed the first positive test mosquito for the West Nile virus in the state in 2021. By a declaration, the mosquito has taken to Medford on 29 June, and notinfected people have been reported in this state so far this year. Acting Public Health CommissionerMargret Cooke said in the statement that the first "infected mosquito of the season is always a signal that it is time to start taking steps to avoid mosquito bites. »

The Massachusetts DPH indicated that there were only eight cases of the West Nile virus in Massachusetts in 2020. The documented number could be significantly lower than usual, because people were largely inside during the pandemic. In 2018, there were 49 reported cases of the Western Nile virus in humans, the most the state has ever seen.

According to the Rockland County Declaration, "most mosquitoes are not a positive test for viruses causing disease. However, a bite of a virus infected with the mosquito Western Nile virus can cause serious illnesses, and in some cases death. The declaration also noted that the 50 years and over are at an increased risk of serious illness. The disease can lead to "neurological diseases, and can also cause a softer influenza disease, including fever, headache and body aches, nausea, and sometimes a rash and swelling of the lymphatic glands. If you feel the symptoms of the West Nile virus, talk to your doctor immediately.

By the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), four moreStates have reported cases Virus in people this year. Continue reading to see if the mosquitoes of your state could carry West Nile.