Summary
Want to stay healthy over the July Fourth weekend? Plan to slather on bug repellent before setting up the barbecue grill, pitching the tent or settling into the lounge chair to watch the fireworks. West Nile virus is here.
Three people in New Mexico -- and 57 in Arizona -- have been diagnosed with the virus so far this year.See the full content of this document
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Medical Research Prepares to Fight West Nile
In four years, the potentially fatal, mosquito-borne disease has spread through the United States, killing
264 people in 2003 and causing a range of symptoms from simple fever and headache to serious complications such as inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.Medical researchers are racing to develop new methods of treating or preventing West Nile. Various vaccines are in ...See the full content of this document
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