logging in or signing up MAYORS DIDYOUNOWFACTS3 Irvette Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 4 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 21, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript MAYOR’S DID YOU KNOW FACTS WEST NILE VIRUS: MAYOR’S DID YOU KNOW FACTS WEST NILE VIRUS Recently, the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District received confirmation that a dead bird (Red Tailed Hawk) collected in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV). HOW IS WNV TRANSMITTED?: HOW IS WNV TRANSMITTED? West Nile Virus is transmitted by Mosquitoes that become infected when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then transmit West Nile virus to humans and animals while biting to take blood. The virus is not transmitted from person-to-person contact. WHAT IS THE RISK?: WHAT IS THE RISK? Less than 1% of people who are bitten and become infected will become severely ill. In 2003, there were 264 total deaths from the West Nile virus in the United States. In comparison, there are 20,000 to 36,000 deaths annually in the United States resulting from the common influenza virus.WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Approximately 80 percent of people who are infected with WNV will not show any symptoms at all. Up to 20 percent of the people who become infected will display mild symptoms, including fever, headache, and body aches. Symptoms typically last a few days. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? For less than 1%, more severe infection may be marked by headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, paralysis, and, rarely, death. MINIMIZE YOUR RISK: MINIMIZE YOUR RISK Stay indoors at dawn, dusk, and in the early evening. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors. Spray clothing with repellents containing permethrin or DEET since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing. MINIMIZE YOUR RISK: MINIMIZE YOUR RISK Apply insect repellent sparingly to exposed skin. Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying repellent to the hands of children. Install or repair window and door screens so that mosquitoes cannot get indoors. FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.LAWESTVECTOR.ORG You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
MAYORS DIDYOUNOWFACTS3 Irvette Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 4 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: October 21, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript MAYOR’S DID YOU KNOW FACTS WEST NILE VIRUS: MAYOR’S DID YOU KNOW FACTS WEST NILE VIRUS Recently, the Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District received confirmation that a dead bird (Red Tailed Hawk) collected in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has tested positive for the West Nile virus (WNV). HOW IS WNV TRANSMITTED?: HOW IS WNV TRANSMITTED? West Nile Virus is transmitted by Mosquitoes that become infected when they feed on infected birds. Infected mosquitoes can then transmit West Nile virus to humans and animals while biting to take blood. The virus is not transmitted from person-to-person contact. WHAT IS THE RISK?: WHAT IS THE RISK? Less than 1% of people who are bitten and become infected will become severely ill. In 2003, there were 264 total deaths from the West Nile virus in the United States. In comparison, there are 20,000 to 36,000 deaths annually in the United States resulting from the common influenza virus.WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? Approximately 80 percent of people who are infected with WNV will not show any symptoms at all. Up to 20 percent of the people who become infected will display mild symptoms, including fever, headache, and body aches. Symptoms typically last a few days. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?: WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? For less than 1%, more severe infection may be marked by headache, high fever, neck stiffness, stupor, disorientation, coma, tremors, convulsions, muscle weakness, paralysis, and, rarely, death. MINIMIZE YOUR RISK: MINIMIZE YOUR RISK Stay indoors at dawn, dusk, and in the early evening. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants whenever you are outdoors. Spray clothing with repellents containing permethrin or DEET since mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing. MINIMIZE YOUR RISK: MINIMIZE YOUR RISK Apply insect repellent sparingly to exposed skin. Repellents may irritate the eyes and mouth, so avoid applying repellent to the hands of children. Install or repair window and door screens so that mosquitoes cannot get indoors. FOR MORE INFORMATION: FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.LAWESTVECTOR.ORG