Los angeles virus

The patient, a resident of the eastern region of the county, was hospitalized and died from a neuro-invasive disease associated with the virus, officials announced Friday.

No further information was given about the individual or the date of death. County officials have documented a total of 10 cases in the county so far this year, excluding Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own health departments. The mosquito-borne virus is common in California in summer and early fall. In severe cases of infection, especially in people over 50 years old and those with chronic medical conditions such as cancer and diabetes, the virus can affect the brain and spinal cord, causing meningitis, encephalitis and paralysis.

Last year, there were seven deaths attributed to West Nile in L. There is no treatment or vaccine for West Nile virus. Public health officials recommend using insect repellant or lemon eucalyptus oil, wearing long pants and long-sleeved shirts when outdoors, and clearing out standing water from places that might attract mosquitoes like flowerpots or buckets.

There is no cure for the virus, which is transmitted to people and animals through the bite of an infected mosquito. About one in five people who become infected will exhibit symptoms, which can last from several days to months and include fever, headache, body aches, nausea or a skin rash, and one in will require hospitalization.

Severe symptoms include high fever, muscle weakness, neck stiffness, coma, paralysis and possibly death. More recommended solutions and a list of resources can be found at tiptosstakeaction. Migrants march on Mexican capital demanding 'dignity'. Click to expand. Replay Video. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. We use a rolling 7-day average to smooth some of the fluctuations we see in the daily numbers due to reporting and processing lags that are a part of reportable disease surveillance.

Using the 7-Day Daily Average from Deaths 7 Days Ago prevents us from putting too much weight in a single daily number and it accounts for daily fluctuations in deaths reported to the health department and shows a clearer picture of death trends. COVID has exposed numerous inequities in our system, where low-income residents and people of color have higher risk of death from COVID than whites and areas of low poverty. We also characterize deaths by calculating area-based measures of socioeconomic positions to identify areas with varied levels of economic resources so we can track how they are impacted.

In LA County, our current death rate in people living in the lowest resource areas is approximately 4 times higher than people living in the highest-resourced areas. Area poverty estimates are derived from the US Census 5-year American Community Survey at the census tract level.

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