What is it?

• A specific type of influenza flu virus that primarily affects birds but recently has been reported to affect humans, pigs and cats.
• The Avian flu virus rarely affects humans, but often causes serious disease or fatality when it does.
• The virus that causes the Avian flu is a sub-type of the influenza

West Nile Virus

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A Naturopathic Perspective

Q:What is West Nile Virus
A: West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne virus that results in no symptoms in 70 – 80 % of the population, in 20% of the population it results in flu-like symptoms and in less than 1% of the population it results in

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Bottom line: a moderate fever is a friend. However, infants under 3 months old normally don’t get fevers. If they do, and it’s more than 101 F ( 38.5) it is considered a medical emergency. It is possibly meningitis with a 25% mortality rate.

3 months – 18 months, can manage a fever to