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Anyone ever had West Nile Fever?

 
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last tri in 83

Aug 14, 08 9:46

Post #1 of 11 (238 views)
Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? Can't Post
I think I have it or at least all the symptoms. Got mosquito bites all over me and our area does have the virus. I feel like crap.

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MattinSF

Aug 14, 08 9:54

Post #2 of 11 (234 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
That sucks. Hope its just a summer flu.

I've been bitten a lot lately too but so far no fever. I'm also seeing crows around here for the first time in a few years. They all but disappeared when west nile first arrived and now seem to be making a come back.
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leslieW

Aug 14, 08 9:58

Post #3 of 11 (226 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
have you made a doc appt yet? (sorry, it's the mom in me that makes me ask)
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last tri in 83

Aug 14, 08 10:00

Post #4 of 11 (225 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [leslieW] [In reply to] Can't Post
No. The info I read said it just runs its course and there is not really much that can be done.

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leslieW

Aug 14, 08 10:10

Post #5 of 11 (216 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
total bummer. hunker down, drink lots of fluids, watch some olympics, and take a nap.

wow....that actually sounds like a nice little vacation to me.
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last tri in 83

Aug 14, 08 10:11

Post #6 of 11 (214 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [leslieW] [In reply to] Can't Post
roger that!

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jtaylor1O24

Aug 14, 08 12:06

Post #7 of 11 (201 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
A coworker of mine had it. She missed about 7 weeks of work.

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last tri in 83

Aug 14, 08 16:09

Post #8 of 11 (172 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [jtaylor1O24] [In reply to] Can't Post
I like what the medical website say: "It usually last 2-3 days, or longer"

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jtaylor1O24

Aug 14, 08 16:51

Post #9 of 11 (165 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
I like what the medical website say: "It usually last 2-3 days, or longer"

Yeah I'd go with that one too. Just keep a close eye because hers started with virus like symptoms and developed into a pretty serious illness.

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last tri in 83

Aug 16, 08 18:59

Post #10 of 11 (114 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [jtaylor1O24] [In reply to] Can't Post
Evidently it is not west nile fever but something like chicken pox that goes by the initials HZO. Anyone had it? Doc said I might be down 2-3 weeks. Just checking if that sounds accurate. I look like a leper.

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biturbosam

Aug 17, 08 0:48

Post #11 of 11 (100 views)
Re: Anyone ever had West Nile Fever? [last tri in 83] [In reply to] Can't Post
As I see it, the main symptoms of WNV are fatigue, fever, sweating, nausea, loss of appetite and diarrhoea. Sometimes the skin reddens and there can be loss of consciousness, depending on the form of the virus.

I think I've had it twice: Once in Oceanside, and again in Hawaii. Recovered ok, though, after a bath and a beer.

Get well soon!

Sam