Posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 6:12 a.m.
Third West Nile virus death in Michigan reported
By Cindy Heflin
A third person in Michigan has died from West Nile virus, WXYZ reported.
Michigan health officials said an 84-year-old man from Texas living in Wayne County died from the virus, the station reported.
The second death in Michigan from the disease was confirmed Thursday. A Washtenaw County woman was the first person to die from the illness in Michigan this year.
The virus, spread by mosquitoes, can cause a mild to severe illness — including encephalitis or meningitis, which are inflammations of the brain — in humans and animals.
Michigan has had 47 cases of West Nile virus this year, WXYZ reported. Health officials have said it's the worst season for the disease in years.
Comments
Homeland Conspiracy
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 7:37 p.m.
3 out of 9,876,187 Won't someone please think of the children
Ron Granger
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 11:48 a.m.
At this rate, we'll soon be dropping like flies.
jjc155
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 11:29 a.m.
where are all these mosquitos coming from?? I have seen a SINGLE mosquito this year and this includes several days spent in the woods camping and mountain biking and several dozen hours of fly fishing the huron. hmm.
djacks24
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 2:35 p.m.
Apparently they "thrive" in a mild drought such as we've had this year where other mosquito populations are almost nonexistent? They must be undetectable by humans also?
jjc155
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 : 11:29 a.m.
sould say "haven't seen" AA.com really needs to allow editing of posts, lol