Cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in the United States have become increasingly severe, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the COVID-19 pandemic is partly to blame.
"Since COVID, we have seen even fewer non-neuroinvasive disease cases reported in proportion to total cases, with usually about 70% of reported cases being classified as neuroinvasive disease," Tom Skinner of the CDC told the Washington Examiner.West Nile virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, has been documented in the U.S. since 1999, with the highest year on record being 2003 at nearly 10,000 total cases across the country.
Many people infected with West Nile do not experience any symptoms, with fever, joint pain, headaches, and long-lasting fatigue being the most common early complications.
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