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  • Macon County child is North Carolina's first mosquito-borne La Crosse virus case of the season

    Macon County child is North Carolina's first mosquito-borne La Crosse virus case of the season
    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    First Posted: July 23, 2011 - 6:11 am
    Last Updated: July 23, 2011 - 6:11 am

    RALEIGH, N.C. ? A Macon County child is North Carolina's first confirmed case of La Crosse viral encephalitis this season.

    State health officials say the child contracted the illness from a mosquito bite. Symptoms of the ailment can include fever, headache and nausea. Victims of a severe case can experience convulsions or even fall into a coma.

    Officials didn't identify the child who caught the virus, but say he or she is recovering.

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