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No symptoms in most people. Most people (70-80%) who become infected with West Nile virus do not develop any symptoms. Febrile illness in some people. About 1 in 5 people who are infected will develop a fever with other symptoms such as headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or rash. Most people with this type of West Nile virus disease recover completely, but fatigue and weakness can last for weeks or months. Severe symptoms in a few people.
In 2013, 36 human cases of WNV disease were reported, including two deaths. WNV was the only arbovirus detected causing illness in humans in 2013. The age range for Michigan WNV cases was 23â85 years with a median age of 59 years. 25 WNV cases (69%) were neuroinvasive (caused meningitis, encephalitis or paralysis). The case fatality rate for patients with neuroinvasive disease was 8%.