West Nile Virus Symptoms In Pregnancy
West nile virus can t be spread by kissing or touching another.
West nile virus symptoms in pregnancy. I am pregnant and was just diagnosed with west nile virus infection. The cdc analyzed these pregnancies in order to uncover any possible link between pregnancy complications and west. The incubation period the period between when you re bitten by an infected mosquito and the appearance of signs and symptoms of the illness ranges from two to 14 days. Treating west nile virus naturally during pregnancy unfortunately there is little you can do to treat west nile virus naturally once you are infected.
Most women known to have been infected with west nile virus during pregnancy have given birth to normal uninfected babies. About 1 in 5 people who are infected develop a fever with other symptoms such as headache body aches joint pains vomiting diarrhea or rash. Is my baby at risk of infection. Pregnancy and west nile virus recently a study was completed by the center for disease control cdc regarding the effect of west nile virus during pregnancy.
While pregnant women appear not to be at particularly high risk from. Most people 8 out of 10 infected with west nile virus do not develop any symptoms. What is west nile virus wnv and how does it spread. The good news is most people who are infected with west nile virus around 70 80 do not experience any symptoms associated with the virus.
Febrile illness fever in some people. Wnv is a virus that can infect humans birds mosquitoes horses and some other mammals. West nile virus wnv is a single stranded rna flavivirus with antigenic similarities to japanese encephalitis and st. Since 1999 72 women have contracted west nile virus while pregnant.
This information should not take the place of medical care and advice from your healthcare provider. Interim guidelines for the evaluation of infants born to mothers infected with west nile virus during pregnancy. This sheet talks about exposure to west nile virus infection in a pregnancy and while breastfeeding. No symptoms in most people.
West nile virus has occurred in africa asia europe and the middle east. The risk appears to be very low that a woman who is infected with west nile virus during pregnancy will transmit the virus to her fetus or newborn. In rare cases blood transfusions organ transplants breastfeeding or pregnancy can transfer the virus and spread the illness.