Mosquitoes are a summertime pest that most of us have just learned to deal with. You can treat your lawn and use bug spray, but they’re still going to find a way to annoy you. In some cases, bites from the tiny bugs can lead to more serious consequences than a small itchy bump, and health officials in Florida are warning that a particularly nasty virus has been found in animals in Orange County.
The insects have been found to carry a virus known as Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE for short. It’s a remarkably deadly infection that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is fatal in roughly one-third of cases.
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Brain-swelling virus found in Florida mosquitoes originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 29 Jul 2019 at 12:50:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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