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Fever
Headache
Tiredness
Body aches
Vomiting
Possible skin rash
Swollen lymph glands
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Symptoms
Symptoms develop in three to 14 days after the bite of an infected mosquito. About 20 percent of people have mild symptoms. Most people infected with West Nile virus don't have any symptoms at all.
Symptoms include:
- Fever, in 20 percent of cases.
- Headache.
- Tiredness.
- Body aches.
- Vomiting.
- Skin rash on the trunk of the body.
- Swollen lymph glands.
About one in 150 infected with the virus develops a more severe form of disease. In cases of more severe form of West Nile virus, the symptoms may last several weeks.
Symptoms include:
- Headache.
- High fever.
- Neck stiffness.
- Stupor.
- Disorientation.
- Coma.
- Tremors.
- Convulsions.
- Muscle weakness.
- Paralysis.
More on West Nile Virus Polio-Like Symptoms With West Nile
West Nile Virus Questions and Answers Update
In the Encyclopedia:
Yellow fever
This article was reviewed and updated June 2007.
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