{"id":2014846,"date":"2023-08-28T21:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2023-08-28T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T01:26:11","slug":"orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"First human West Nile Virus case reported in Orange County this year."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Forange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2014846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>First Human Case of West \u200dNile Virus \u2064Reported in Orange County<\/h2>\n<p>SANTA\u200b ANA, Calif.\u2014Orange County Health \u200cCare Agency officials Aug. 28 reported the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-china-downplays-first-human-case-of-h10n3-bird-flu-risk-of-large-scale-spread-is-low\/\" title=\"BREAKING: China Downplays First Human Case Of H10N3 Bird Flu, \u2018Risk Of Large-Scale Spread Is Low\u2019\">human case<\/a> of West Nile virus this year.<\/p>\n<p>A woman in Orange tested positive for the virus, but was not experiencing symptoms, officials \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, the agency reported 11 human infections of the virus in Orange County, with two dying.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u2062 Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/west-nile-virus-detected-in-fullerton-mosquitos-5438659\">West Nile Virus Detected in Fullerton Mosquitos<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/2\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/west-nile-virus-detected-in-fullerton-mosquitos-5438659\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/effective-ways-to-naturally-prevent-mosquito-bites-and-deadly-mosquito-borne-diseases-5375370\">Effective Ways to Naturally Prevent Mosquito Bites \u2063and Deadly Mosquito-Borne Diseases<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">7\/11\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/health\/effective-ways-to-naturally-prevent-mosquito-bites-and-deadly-mosquito-borne-diseases-5375370\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The virus is\u2064 what experts call &#8220;endemic,&#8221; meaning it is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/73-of-americans-immune-to-omicron\/\" title=\"73% Of Americans Immune To Omicron\">seasonal virus<\/a> that regularly \u200dcomes around in the summer and is contained.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The best way to avoid West Nile Virus infection is to take precautionary\u2064 measures to avoid mosquito bites,&#8221; said <strong>Dr. \u200dMatthew Zahn<\/strong>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-reports-first-human-west-nile-virus-case-of-the-year\/\" title=\"First human West Nile Virus case reported in Orange County this year.\">deputy county health officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Experts suggest the\u200d following tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empty \u200dstanding water where mosquitoes can breed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensure that window and door screens are still effective<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use insect repellent \u2063that includes DEET, picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or products that contain IR3535<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cut down on outdoor activity at dawn\u2064 and dust when mosquitoes are most active<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wear long-sleeved shirts and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-skater-becomes-first-nonbinary-winter-olympian-been-socialized-to-believe-theres-a-man-and-a-woman\/\" title=\"U.S. Skater Becomes First \u2018Nonbinary\u2019\u00a0Winter Olympian: \u2018Been Socialized\u2019 \u2018To Believe There\u2019s A Man And A Woman\u2019\">long pants<\/a> when \u2063outdoors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the time\u200b infections do not \u2062lead to\u200c symptoms, but in 20 percent of cases, fever, headache, body aches, nausea, fatigue, \u200band skin\u2064 rash can occur. The more serious symptoms include severe headaches, neck stiffness, confusion, muscle weakness, \u200dor paralysis.<\/p>\n<p>People aged 50 or older face \u2063an increased risk of \u200ccomplications from the virus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first human case of West Nile virus this year was reported in Orange County. A woman tested positive but had no symptoms. 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