West Nile Virus Linked To Park
Dead Bird Contracts Virus
- Wear long pants and long-sleeve shirts when outdoors, particularly at dawn and dusk.
- Make sure screens on windows and doors are in good condition.
- Use mosquito repellent when outdoors. Use repellent according to the label, which is less than 10 percent DEET for children.
- Eliminate standing water, old tires, cans and blocked gutters from property.
- Maintain swimming pools. Empty, invert or cover swimming pools when not in use.
- Keep birdbaths clean. Change the water at least once a week.
- To control mosquitoes inside a house, use a "flying insect spray."
- Flulike illness, with moderate to high fever
- Headache
- Muscle weakness or joint pain
- Fatigue
- Nausea
- Possible seizures
- Paralysis
- Respiratory symptoms
- Loss of appetite
- Depression
- Fever
- Weakness
- Convulsions
- May 16, 2003: West Nile Virus Returns To Houston
- October 8, 2002: 2 More Houstonians Die From West Nile Virus
- September 24, 2002: Student Catches West Nile Virus
- September 18, 2002: CDC Web Site Targets West Nile Virus
- September 13, 2002: West Nile Virus Suspected In Death Of Man, 96
- August 21, 2002: New Ways Combat West Nile Virus
- August 20, 2002: First Possible West Nile Death Keeps Officials Busy
- August 20, 2002: Houston Death May Be West Nile Virus
- August 16, 2002: West Nile Virus Cases Continue To Rise
- August 14, 2002: CDC Confirms Another West Nile Virus Case In Houston
- August 14, 2002: Another West Nile Virus Carrier Found In Houston
- August 12, 2002: Schools Get Ready To Tackle West Nile Virus
- August 7, 2002: Texas West Nile Virus Cases Climb To 10
- August 6, 2002: County Approves $1 M To Fight West Nile Threat
- August 5, 2002: County Prepares For West Nile Outbreak
- August 1, 2002: 21 More Birds Test Positive For West Nile
- July 25, 2002: More Human Cases Of West Nile Suspected
- July 23, 2002: First Human Case Of West Nile In Texas Confirmed
- July 22, 2002: Aerial Spraying For Mosquitoes To Take Place
- July 19, 2002: 60 Birds Test Positive For West Nile Virus
- July 9, 2002: Memorial Park Visitors Urged To Be Cautious
- July 5, 2002: Mosquitoes Test Positive For West Nile Virus
- July 2, 2002: 16 More Birds Contract West Nile Virus
- June 26, 2002: Dead Bird Drop-Off Sites Set Up For West Nile Testing
- June 21, 2002: More Birds Contract West Nile Virus
- June 19, 2002: Second West Nile Virus Case Confirmed
- June 18, 2002: West Nile Virus Found In Harris County
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