Monday 8 October 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> La Crosse encephalitis - USA (02): (OH)

La Crosse Encephalitis -- United States
During her career as an emergency room nurse at Aultman Hospital [Canton, Ohio] she has taken care of many sick kids. But when her youngest son fell seriously ill, she was unable to help.
That's because the 7-year-old was stricken with La Crosse encephalitis, a rare and dangerous virus that's on the increase.
She said it started on 27 Aug [2018] after her son played soccer. "On [Wed 29 Aug 2018], he woke up with a headache," she said. "I checked him for a fever and took him to school.

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6077031&promed&0

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