West Nile Virus is kicking around Amelia La. Test birds are coming back with positive

[HysteryDiagnosis]

results.

I spoke with a person who developed this about a year ago, was treated by a doctor who had another person under treatment as well.

The first person informed me that he could work at times, tried to do what he could in the evenings when the heat was not as bad, but he took 4 to 5 grams of vitamin C per day, lipoic acid, elderberry extract and olive leaf extract.

He never ended up on a respirator, he quit the supplements just to see once or twice and his symptoms increased.

Today he is alive and talking about it, still not completely out of the woods, the other person has passed away. This means nothing scientifically speaking, but it might mean something if there is any research to back up the use of these supplements for West Nile Virus.

ON EDIT TO ADD:
http://www.banner-tribune.com/view/full_story/15069951/article-West-Nile-virus-detected-in-St--Mary-Parish
West Nile virus has made its first appearance of the year in St. Mary Parish.

A sample of mosquitoes and mosquito larvae collected in Amelia by Mosquito Control Contractors Inc. tested positive for the virus at a Louisiana State University laboratory, MCCI owner Glenn Stokes said Friday afternoon.

The sample, called a pull, included around 100 mosquitoes.

“This was the first positive pull in Acadiana this year,” Stokes said. “All 100 mosquitos could have carried West Nile, 1 could have carried West Nile, five or 10 might have. It’s not real surprising, because August is the peak of the West Nile season.”

Read more: StMaryNow.com | Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review | St. Mary Parish, La. - West Nile virus detected in St Mary Parish


Elderberry Extract: http://www.newsrx.com/newsletters/TB-and-Outbreaks-Week/2001-10-23/2001102333323TW.html

Vitamin C: West Nile virus and vitamin C

http://proliberty.com/observer/20070626.htm

With the threat of West Nile Virus (WVN) and anticipated reports of people contracting WVN, it is important to make our readers aware of the success of administering intravenous sodium ascorbate, a non-acidic form of vitamin C. To prevent WNV, taking 4 grams (4,000 mg.) of sodium ascorbate daily and staying relatively healthy by eating whole foods, drinking pure water and avoiding refined carbohydrates keeps most people from contracting it. There are also many tips for avoiding becoming a magnet for mosquito bites. One sure tip is to take 100 mg. of B-1 (thiamine) daily. The following is taken directly from Dr. Robert F. Cathcart’s website at www.orthomed.com/Nile.htm

Lipoic Acid: http://www.arizonaadvancedmedicine.com/articles/west_nile_virus.html
Dissipating Pharaoh's Curse: Thwarting the West Nile Virus

© Dr. Martha Grout, M.D., M.D.(H), USA
Epidemiology

The West Nile virus (WNV) is indigenous to Africa, Asia, Europe and Australia. It was first isolated from the blood of a woman in Uganda in 1937, and reported in 1940 in the medical literature.2 It was found in the United States for the first time in 1999 in New York City.3 It migrated rapidly west, and was found in Arizona by 2003. Since that time, it has become the most frequent cause of epidemic meningoencephalitis in North America. In the State of Arizona there have been 106 cases of West Nile encephalitis, with 4 deaths4. In the country as a whole, 19,710 cases of West Nile virus have been reported, 8,388 of them neuroinvasive, with 785 fatalities, making a 9.3% fatality rate for neuroinvasive West Nile. Birds are the natural reservoir for the virus, and mosquitoes are the transmitting vectors5.

Olive Leaf Extract:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_241-242/ai_107201215/pg_3/

Olive leaf extract may act as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, (9) and is reportedly useful against various viral infections including the cold, influenza, and human immunodeficiency (HIV) viruses. (10) Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) in a standardized extract form was shown to be effective at reducing signs and symptoms of Influenza A and B, eliciting a complete resolution of illness in approximately 90% of the treatment group.

[trotsky]

1. So he was treated by a doctor and evil western evidence-based medicine...

but the supplements he claims he took are what really cured him, eh? 3rd party unverified anecdotes are the BEST foundation for good medical advice! :sarcasm:

It is so irresponsible of you to post this, peddling supplements for a potentially fatal condition.

[eilen]

2. A little girl was killed by EEE in Oswego NY this summer

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/s2243059.shtml

Deadly virus claims life of Oswego County child
It's a deadly virus carried by mosquitoes and two days shy of her fifth birthday, it took the life of a little girl from Oswego County. Now her mother is pleading with people to learn more about this disease, so no one else dies.

The state health department is warning about EEE. Monroe County Health Department says the EEE virus is very rare but the fact that a child died from it -- not very far from here -- shows the danger is very real.

Severe cases of EEE begin with the sudden onset of headache, high fever, chills and vomiting. The illness may then progress into disorientation, seizures, or coma.


Monroe County Health Director Dr. Andrew Doniger says they are also concerned about another mosquito borne illness -- West Nile virus -- and although more rare than West Nile, Triple-E can be deadly and it can strike all ages. “EEE or Eastern Equine Encephalitis is a disease we've only seen in central New York. We don't understand exactly why that is but we've never seen it in Monroe County. We're not that far away. We can't say there's no risk. But the risk is exceedingly small.”

And in the county right below Oswego (Onondaga)-- West Nile Virus found in Syracuse
http://whatsupatupstate.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/west-nile-virus-in-syracuse-means-avoid-mosquitoes/

West Nile Virus in Syracuse, EEE in Oswego County means avoid mosquitoes
Posted on July 29, 2011 by Amber Smith
The discovery of mosquitoes infected with West Nile Virus in Syracuse and Cicero, and mosquitoes infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis in Oswego County means it’s time for Central New Yorkers to step up our vigilance against mosquitoes.

Not every mosquito is infected, certainly, but health officials urge caution since both infections can be deadly. Twenty-six New Yorkers have died from West Nile Virus since 2000. Eastern Equine Encephalitis has killed three New Yorkers, in 1971, 1983 and 2009.

State lab tests detected the virus in mosquitoes collected in a trap July 20 on Midler Avenue, the Post-Standard reports. It is the first finding of West Nile virus in Onondaga County this year. Newschannel 9 reported on mosquitoes carrying EEE in West Monroe and Palermo.

Dr. Waleed Javaid MD, Upstate’s director of infection control, says about 80 percent of people who are infected with West Nile Virus have such mild symptoms they go unnoticed. The other 20 percent may experience fever, headache, body ache, aches behind the eyes, and sometimes skin rash and swollen lymph glands. From the time of the bite until symptoms show is from two to 14 days.

[Kceres]

3. I had WNV several years ago.

Although I was sick for a while and got the rash, the virus just ran its course. It really wasn't terrible or anything. I'm sure it depends on your age and health status at inoculation.

[Crunchy Frog]

4. Fortunately, with West Nile, the overwhelming majority of cases

do not result in major or life threatening disease.

What I've read is that about 80% of people who get infected never have any symptoms at all. Of the ones who do get symptoms, it's like having a nasty case of flu that is self resolving. About 1 symptomatic case in 150 leads to the encephalitis, which is life threatening. This usually occurs amongst the more frail elderly population, or those who are severely immune compromised.

Colorado got hit with it hard one summer several years ago, when I was working in wildlife rehabilitation. We got tons of birds and other animals who were dying of it (birds don't handle it nearly as well as humans do). Several of the workers and volunteers came down with it too (we had huge numbers of mosquitos on our grounds) and they definitely felt rotten for a week or two, but there wasn't anyone who became seriously ill.

I frankly think that this illness is over hyped (not that you shouldn't try to avoid mosquito bites).

On the other hand, you are far more likely to get Lyme disease, and you are far more likely to get really seriously ill from Lyme disease, and at least around here, you are far less likely to hear about Lyme disease. With West Nile, there is no real treatment. It's viral, so you pretty much just have to sit it out. Lyme is bacterial, and if not diagnosed and treated in a timely fashion (which it often isn't) can lead to really serious long term problems.

And guess which illness gets the bulk of the research funding?