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West Nile season looms with rising paralytic cases
West Nile virus, long seen as a threat to the elderly, now appears to cause serious and lasting weakness in healthy adults. Patricia Heller’s polio like paralysis after a bike ride underscores the virus's broader impact as CDC notes non fatal outcomes include weeks of impairment even in mild cases.
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Patricia Heller
Heller
Colorado
West Nile
Henry Masur
National Institutes of Health
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Asia
New York City
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Jim Sejvar