JEFFERSON COUNTY – According to the Jefferson County Department of Health, there have been three confirmed cases of West Nile Virus in the county. One person has been confirmed dead. The department is advising the public to take measures to prevent contraction caused by mosquito bites.
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Although most make complete recoveries from the virus, symptoms include headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea and rashes. According to the CDC, one in 150 cases of West Nile Virus come down with serious illnesses that affect the nervous system.
The virus takes its name from the West Nile subregion of Uganda where it was first identified. Mosquito acquire it after feeding on infected birds.
Insect repellent to deter mosquito are advised, as well as wearing long sleeved shirts and long pants outside. Visit the West Nile Virus page on the CDC’s website to see other methods of prevention.
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Jessica Arnold
Sandy and Katelyn
Emily Wheeler
Katie Wheeler Parr Cathy Hall Wheeler
Lauren Duro
Kristen Murdock
Kathy Sills
Yikes
Chrystal Simmons Cox
LeighAnne Gray Ivey
Nicole Gutierrez
Luis E Gutierrez
Debbie Armstrong Pearson
Lauren Pearson Burch
Abby Simmons
Alicia Brown Simmons oh lawd
Eden Hall
Linda Hall Deborah Jones Hall Andruw Holston
Brooke Byrd Garrison
Kevin Garrison I’ll come out in December.
Whitney Blackwell Hill
Eric Hill
Alicia Brown Simmons
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Jon-Elyn Murphree
Jayna Murphree
Shelby Brooke Calhoun
Angela Pennington Calhoun
Kevin Jinright
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Randall Ray Pearcy
Linda Pearcy
Sharetha Thomason Lowery
Jeffery Lowery
Cadie Justice
Hannah Nikole Matt Justice Makenzy NEEDS bug spray!!
Jeffery Lowery
And I will probably be the 4th with my luck
Beverley Carroll Brown
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Ashley Lynn
Chase Lynn
Alex Chappell
Beth Box don’t go outside
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Beth Box
I’m literally covered in bites right now on my legs
Trisha Bowman
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Jessica Lee
Told y’all!
Amy Harper
Mary Teston Rice you and mom need to keep spray on!
Linda Hall
Did not know this! Thanks bunches….
Heidi Calamusa
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Krissy Huddleston Smith
I did provide us with bug spray and citronella candles as a precaution 😉
Mary Teston Rice
We do
Brittany Diane Gillespie
Keith Williams great! I got bites all over my legs
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Jennifer DeSalvo
What the hell!!??
Keith Williams
And so does Kayden
Brittany Diane Gillespie
Keith Williams yup!
Hannah Adams Russell
yikes!!
Anthony Busby
Seems three people contract it every year. Wonder if it’s the same three people every year