Saturday Sep 13 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study
reported in the Aug 19 2008 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine that patients
suffering West Nile infection may need a year to recover.
The study conducted by Loeb M and colleagues from
McMaster University in Ontario Canada showed patients restored their physical
and mental function, as well as mood and fatigue, to normal within 1 year of
symptom onset after West Nile infection.
For the study, the researchers analyzed data collected
from 156 patients with West Nile virus infection during home visits and from
ambulatory clinics in four provinces of Canada.
Patients were evaluated for physical and mental functions.
The researchers found patients with neuroinvasive disease
took even longer to recover, but recovery and rates of recovery for
complications, meningoencephalitis and encephalitis did not differ much.
The study did not include 7 cases of death from West Nile
virus.
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