West Nile Déjà vu

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An article in the today's newspaper says a Colorado resident has West Nile. The first case in Colorado this year. He has the rare form of West Nile called West Nile Neuroinvasive. Back when I got this form of West Nile it was called West Nile Meningitis. Now they have a fancy name for it

99% of people who get West Nile have mild flu-like symptoms
1% get the West Nile Neuroinvasive type.

West Nile is carried by the Culex mosquito.

It can cause neurological damage, brain damage, paralysis, and lead to other diseases due to a compromised immune system. Everyone is different.

Not to mention while going through the initial virus, you can't believe the pain that can last a few weeks. I've never experienced anything like it before.

Please, please use repellent if you are going to be outside where mosquitoes lurk. This disease is way worse than the media reports if you get the Neuroinvasive type.