West Nile Virus Death Now ON A Record High In United States

West Nile viral outbreak this year in the united states  is predicted to be the worst ever recorded.The number of recorded cases of the mosquito borne disease is now about 2,636 up from the 1,993 reported last week.118 people have now died from the disease,40% of the total human cases are from Texas.
So far the disease has been reported in people, birds and mosquitoes in 48 U.S states except Hawaii and Alaska.Scientists have said it is likely that the worst outbreak will occur this year since the disease was first reported in New York in 1999.The worst outbreak so far was recorded in 2002, when there was a record 3,000 cases of severe form of the disease and 284 deaths.
West Nile is a mosquito borne disease, only one in five people infected with the disease report feeling unwell.Those that come down with the mild form of the disease have symptoms like Fever,headache,malaise,generalized body weakness and body rashes. Severe forms of the disease however presents with Neck weakness,disorientation,coma and  paralysis.