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catsrule
08-26-2002, 12:15 AM
Well it has been all over the news here, a man in Bridgetown, right up the road from us, has contracted the West Nile virus. And wowsy, find out tonight it is my neice Michele's husband's uncle! WOW! I am investing in some OFF! Also sending some PD his way.....
kejoda
08-26-2002, 01:57 AM
Thats scary Mary JO. Pixie dust for your niece's huband's uncle!
dizneenut
08-26-2002, 06:11 AM
Very scary!! Prayers on the way for him!
helenabear
08-26-2002, 06:26 AM
Very scary MJ. My thoughts and prayers are with him.
JasonLyons
08-26-2002, 06:42 AM
keep us posted, I didnt think anybody that anybody really knew got that
glo
08-26-2002, 06:46 AM
Hugs, keep us posted on his condition, and lots of prayers headed his way!
browneyes
08-26-2002, 06:49 AM
:( I hope he's ok. {{hugs}}
Tony-NJ
08-26-2002, 06:50 AM
Sending some pd.

Jason - A friend of a co-worker here had this and died a couple of years ago. Pretty scary!
Kitty 34
08-26-2002, 06:56 AM
Wow! How scary, MJ. Sending many prayers and a bunch of cyber OFF!!!
Blondie
08-26-2002, 08:28 AM
That is very scary!

I thought that everyone died once they got it, but I read that people do recover from it. There is a man in Richmond, VA who got it and recovered w/antibiotics.

Sending healing thoughts his way!
Poohbear123
08-26-2002, 08:29 AM
This has claimed many lives this summer.:( Good Luck to him.
caitycaity
08-26-2002, 08:31 AM
"I thought that everyone died once they got it, but I read that people do recover from it. There is a man in Richmond, VA who got it and recovered w/antibiotics."

actually recovery is more common than death, and some people get it and don't even know they had it. from what i have heard it is usually only really dangerous for the very old and very young, or people with compromised immune systems.

pd to your neice's husband's uncle. i hope he makes a speedy recovery!

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1738.51494

from webmd: "Experts estimate that less than 1% of those infected with West Nile virus will develop severe illness, and only 3-15% of severely ill people will die as a result. "
jipsy
08-26-2002, 09:00 AM
Here's the actual statistics for WNV from the CDC:

http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/wncount.htm

and here are the most frequently asked Q & A's:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/q&a.htm
Boots
08-26-2002, 12:23 PM
Hope that he is soon better!
catsrule
08-26-2002, 01:10 PM
Thank You, everyone. :D
nativetxn
08-26-2002, 01:14 PM
That <b>is</b> scary. I sure hope he is all better very soon and that this isn't a serious illness for him.

Katholyn