Describe the animal (host) that causes West Nile

Virus

Define some of the places or areas that may be

breeding grounds

Recognize the signs or symptoms of the virus

Develop preventive habits to decrease your risk of

contracting the virus

First emerged during 1999 among humans, horses, and wild birds in New York City

Spread by infected mosquitoes who bite infected birds which are carrying the virus

Mosquitoes have a quick breeding cycle- from 10 to 14 days to become biting adults

Seasonal epidemic that flares up during the summer and fall months (CDC, 2006)

No vaccine or treatment to protect people from the virus Georgia is one of the states that receives funding to monitor the

spread of the West Vile Virus in other regions

Georgia Department of Human Resources. DHR urges older adults to protect themselves from mosquitoes bites. Retrieved from http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vdb/mosquito.asp .

Severe headache High fever Stiff Neck Paralysis Tremors( shaking) Muscle Weakness Coma Inflammation of the brain known as encephalitis

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2006). West Nile Virus- What you Need to Know. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm

DeKalb County Board of Health (2010). Environmental Health- West Nile Virus. Retrieved from http://www.deklabhealthnet.envhealth/west-nile-virus-information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2006). West Nile Virus- What you need to know. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm

DeKalb County Board of Health (2010). Environmental Health- West Nile Virus. Retrieved from http://www.deklabhealthnet.envhealth/west-nile-virus-information

DeKalb County Board of Health (2010). Environmental Health- West Nile Virus. Retrieved from http://www.deklabhealthnet.envhealth/west-nile-virus-information

DeKalb County Health Board of Health. (2008). Environmental Health. Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. Retrieved from https://www.dekalbhealth.net/envhealth/west-nile-virus

5 DeKalb County residents have been diagnosed with the West Nile virus this year

Health officials warn that mosquitoes can survive in temperatures as low as 50 degrees

Atlanta Journal Constitution. (AJC). (2010). Five in DeKalb Diagnosed with West Nile. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/five-dekalb-diagnosed-620568.html

Personal Protection Protection at Home Local, State and Federal Government Control Programs- DeKalb

County Board of Health (DBH), Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Environmental Health Protection (EPA) play a critical role in protecting the public

Environmental Health Protection (EPA) (2007). Pesticides: Mosquito Control. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes

Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) .(2010). Five in DeKalb Diagnosed with West Nile. Retrieved from http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb.five-in-dekalb-diagnosed-620568.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2006). West Nile Virus- What you need to know. Retrieved from

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/wnv_factsheet.htm

DeKalb County Health Board of Health. (2008). Environmental Health. Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus. Retrieved from https://www.dekalbhealth.net/envhealth/west-nile-virus

DeKalb County Board of Health (2010). Environmental Health- West Nile Virus. Retrieved from http://www.deklabhealthnet.envhealth/west-nile-virus-information

Environmental Health Protection (EPA) (2007). Pesticides: Mosquito Control. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/mosquitoes

Georgia Department of Human Resources. DHR urges older adults to protect themselves from mosquitoes bites. Retrieved from http://health.state.ga.us/epi/vdb/mosquito.asp

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/westnile.htm

http://npic.orst.edu/pest/mosquito/wnv.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/west-nile-virus/DS00438

http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/dept/westnile/