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Glenview Man Confirmed With West Nile Virus

Deerfield Village Trustee Barbara Struthers tells residents to protect themselves at Monday's Village Board meeting.

Glenview is the latest north Chicago suburb to confirm a human case of West Nile Virus, Village officials confirmed Monday as a 74-year-old Glenview man showed the onset of symptoms beginning July 31, according to a Glenview news release. 

With Culex Mosquitoes with the virus reported in Highland Park recently and now a human case in Glenview, Deerfield Village Trustee Barbara Struthers urgede residents to be careful.

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"Cover your arms and sleeves, wear repellant," Struthers said at Monday's Village Board meeting. "Do your best not to get bitten."

When , spokesperson Dave Zazra confirmed the Glenview case but did not provide additioal details. 

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Prior to this most recent case in Glenview, an elderly woman was hospitalized in Skokie and mosquitos have tested positive and . 

There have been 11 total cases reported in Illinois this year.

Symptoms of West Nile Virus may begin between three and 15 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Most infected people have mild symptoms, such as a fever, headache and rash that last a few days.

In rare cases, West Nile Virus can cause severe disease with symptoms such as muscle weakness, stiff neck, disorientation, tremors, convulsions, paralysis and coma. Older people and people with compromised immune systems are at increased risk of complications from the virus.

There is no specific treatment for West Nile Virus other than to treat symptoms. If you think you have the infection, contact your health care provider.

Mosquito abatement districts will continue surveillance and control efforts through the end of the mosquito season. Most of Glenview east of Pfingsten Road is included in the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District (847-446-9434). The area south of Central Road and west of Washington Road is included in the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District (847- 537-2306). The area west of Pfingsten Road between Central Road and Willow Road is covered by the Cook County Department of Public Health (708-633-4000).

For more information, contact the Cook County Department of Public Health.

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