MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin health officials are urging folks to protect themselves against mosquito bites, so they don’t come down with the West Nile Virus.
There have been no human cases reported this summer – but officials said Thursday that 3 mosquito pools in Milwaukee tested positive for the virus last month.
Human cases of West Nile often occur in the late summer and early fall. Birds and horses also get the mosquito-borne disease.
The Badger State only had one confirmed human case of West Nile last year, that being in Dane County. But over 50 people were sickened in 2002, when the disease was first reported.
Symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash that can last for a few days. Most people will have mild symptoms if anything, but some get seriously ill.
