Mrs. Maguire, an 88-year-old woman, recently returned home to Texas after visiting her grandchildren in New York, Florida, and Connecticut. She comes into the office complaining of muscle pain, fever, headache, and extreme malaise
While talking with her, you find that she spent much time outdoors watching different sports and that the mosquitoes were very troublesome. In presenting this to the physician, you voice your concern that Mrs. Maguire may have
a. TB—she has a headache and fever
b. Dementia—how troublesome could mosquitoes be?
c. West Nile virus—a mosquito could have bitten Mrs. Maguire
d. Depression—she misses her family
C
The signs and symptoms of West Nile virus include fever, headache, malaise, and muscle pain. West Nile virus is transmitted via mosquitoes, with an increased prevalence on the East Coast.
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