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Williamson reports West Nile cases
Two cases under investigation in Williamson County
Updated: Friday, 17 Aug 2012, 6:44 PM CDT
Published : Friday, 03 Aug 2012, 5:43 PM CDT
GEORGETOWN (KXAN) - Health officials in Williamson County are investigating two cases of West Nile Virus.
Both cases were reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District in July. Since 2002, health officials say they have only seen five cases.
This comes just days after Travis County reported the first death due to West Nile Virus, which can cause those infected to develop a central nervous system disease.
However, health officials say only about 1 in 150 cases develop diseases. Of those only about 10 percent die from the illness.
Most people infected fight off West Nile Virus without any symptoms.
Symptoms of West Nile Virus usually begin 3 to 15 days after first being bitten and can include headache, high fever, rash, muscle weakness, stiff neck, disorientation, convulsions, paralysis, and coma.
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