High counts of West Nile virus cases are being reported in the U.S. this year, according to federal health data โ€” and health officials are warning the season for this mosquito-borne disease isn't over ... NBC Los Angeles: What is the West Nile virus?

Understanding the Context

What to know about disease that hospitalized Dr. Fauci Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was briefly hospitalized after contracting the West Nile virus. Fauci, who also served as the chief ...

Key Insights

What is the West Nile virus? What to know about disease that hospitalized Dr. Fauci MSN: Aging population faces escalating West Nile threat as chronic diseases and immunosuppression rates climb Aging population faces escalating West Nile threat as chronic diseases and immunosuppression rates climb Renal & Urology News: Chronic Kidney Disease a Risk Factor for Severe West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease Patients with CKD are among those at increased risk for West Nile neuroinvasive disease and have nearly twice the risk of dying from the disease. Patients who develop West Nile neuroinvasive disease ... Chronic Kidney Disease a Risk Factor for Severe West Nile Neuroinvasive Disease All patients are from central Israel.

Final Thoughts

West Nile fever disease is caused by infection with a virus that resides in the wild among birds. The course of the disease begins with mosquitoes that bite birds ...