🦟 What to Know:

 

West Nile virus is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. Most people have no symptoms, but some may develop fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, diarrhea, or a rash. Rarely, the illness can become severe.

 

Help prevent mosquito bites:

• Use an EPA-registered insect repellent.
• Wear long, loose-fitting clothing outdoors.
• Avoid being outside from dusk to dawn, when mosquitoes are most active.
• Keep windows and doors screened—or use air conditioning.
• Empty standing water from flowerpots, buckets, gutters, toys, and other containers around your home.

 

Seek immediate medical care for high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, confusion, muscle weakness, tremors, or paralysis.