West Nile virus season is here and Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is launching its annual “Fight the Bite” public awareness campaign to encourage residents to take precautions against West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease that can cause serious illness and, in rare cases, can be deadly.
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Cook County Public Health: Don’t Let Your Guard Down Against West Nile Virus
Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to stay vigilant and take precautions against mosquitoes, which carry the potentially deadly West Nile virus. The risk of human West Nile virus infection remains high in suburban Cook County.
Cook County Officials Urge Protection Against West Nile Virus This Summer
West Nile virus season is here. Cook County Department of Public Health is launching a new public awareness campaign that encourages residents to take precautions against West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne disease, which, in rare cases, can be deadly. The virus occurs in humans when they are bitten by mosquitoes that contracted the virus by feeding on infected birds.