West Nile Fever

West Nile fever cases have been recently reported in Kerala.

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• Caused by: West Nile virus (WNV) is the cause of West Nile fever.
• In humans, the West Nile virus can induce a fatal neurological condition. All infected individuals, though, might not exhibit any symptoms.
• West Nile virus (WNV) is classified by the World Health Organization as a member of the flavivirus genus and a member of the family Flaviviridae's Japanese encephalitis antigenic
• WNV is classified by the World Health Organization as a member of the flavivirus genus. It belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family 
  • Flavivirus is a group of positive, single-strand RNA viruses and mostly have arthropod vectors.
  • It cause a number of serious human diseases such as yellow fever, dengue, encephalitis, hepatitis C, and West Nile Fever.
• Symptoms: fever, headache, exhaustion, aches and pains in the body, nausea, vomiting, sporadic skin rash, and enlarged lymph nodes.
• Treatment: At present, there is no vaccine available.
• Uganda saw its discovery in 1937. In 2011, Kerala recorded the first West Nile fever case.