Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> La Crosse encephalitis – USA (03): (TN)
PRO/AH/EDR> La Crosse encephalitis – USA (03): (TN)
La Crosse Encephalitis -- United StatesEast Tennessee Children's Hospital is reporting a spike in children diagnosed with a mosquito-borne virus that, left undetected, can cause brain damage or, rarely, death.Dr. Lori Patterson, infectious disease physician at the hospital, said doctors there have seen 7 children in 4 weeks with La Crosse encephalitis.Typically, Tennessee sees a dozen cases of the virus in a year.Though Zika and West Nile viruses get more publicity, La Crosse encephalitis is the Read more [...]
