A 73-year-old woman from Cáceres has died from the Nile fever virus. She was admitted to the ICU of the San Pedro de Alcántara hospital with symptoms indicative of the disease. This is the second fatality in… Estremadura by the Nile fever virus.
The Spanish health service SES has confirmed that there are two new cases of the Nile fever virus in Extremadura. A 73-year-old woman died of the disease at the San Pedro de Alcántara hospital in Cáceres. A 71-year-old man is in hospital as a probable case of infection with the virus. There is a 56-year-old woman in the ICU of the University Hospital of Badajoz who has been confirmed as infected with the virus.
The results of the tests for the Nile fever virus are not immediately known. They are carried out by the National Center of Microbiology in Majadahonda (Madrid). SES does not yet have information about the results. The first fatality was a 71-year-old man who died on October 8 at the Don Benito-Villanueva de Serena hospital in Badajoz province.
What is it
The Nile fever virus (Virus del Nilo) is a flavivirus that can cause fever, headache, muscle pain and fatigue. In severe cases it can lead to inflammation of the brain (encephalitis), which can result in paralysis or death.
The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, which contract the virus by biting infected birds. People can become infected through a mosquito bite, or through contact with the blood or cerebrospinal fluid of an infected person. The mosquitoes that transmit the Nile fever virus are active from June to October.
The symptoms of Nile fever usually begin within 3 to 15 days after infection. Most people who become infected with the virus have no symptoms or experience mild symptoms that go away within a few days.
The Nile fever virus occurs in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. The virus was first discovered in Spain in 2004. Since then, about 200 cases of Nile fever have been reported in Spain, of which about 10% are fatal. There is no specific treatment for Nile fever. Treatment is symptomatic and consists of relieving fever, headache and pain.
2023-10-17 09:52:22
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