Michigan is reporting 4 new human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis, which health officials are calling 'one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases' in the U.S. - TODAYShow
— can cause inflammation of the brain that leads to death in about one-third of cases. People who do survive are often left with brain damage.
The highest chance of infection in humans is typically August, though the peak time for transmission extends through September, officials have said. Most infections happen in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, and some in the Great Lakes region, according to the CDC. Aerial mosquito spraying began last month in some of the communities at high risk for EEE.
“It’s concerning from a public health point of view, no question about it,” Joe Conlon, a retired U.S. Navy entomologist and spokesman for the American Mosquito Control Association, told TODAY.May 2, 2018The virus grows in birds that live in swamps. When a mosquito that feeds on both birds and mammals bites an infected bird, it can then transmit the virus to horses and other animals and, in rare cases, people.
Anyone in an area where the virus is circulating can get infected, though people who work or exercise outdoors, or live in wooded areas face the highest risk.As the disease progresses, the patient can suffer from disorientation, seizures and coma. There is no specific treatment.
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