My neice's dh's uncle has the West Nile Virus!

[catsrule]

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]

Thats scary Mary JO. Pixie dust for your niece's huband's uncle!

 

[dizneenut]

Very scary!! Prayers on the way for him!

 

[helenabear]

Very scary MJ. My thoughts and prayers are with him.

 

[JasonLyons]

keep us posted, I didnt think anybody that anybody really knew got that

 

[glo]

Hugs, keep us posted on his condition, and lots of prayers headed his way!

 

[browneyes]

I hope he's ok. {{hugs}}

 

[Tony-NJ]

Sending some pd.

Jason - A friend of a co-worker here had this and died a couple of years ago. Pretty scary!

 

[Kitty 34]

Wow! How scary, MJ. Sending many prayers and a bunch of cyber OFF!!!

 

[Blondie]

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]

This has claimed many lives this summer. Good Luck to him.

 

[caitycaity]

"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]

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]

Hope that he is soon better!

 

[catsrule]

Thank You, everyone.

 

[nativetxn]

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