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West Nile Virus

1. How is this disease/condition transmitted? (Be fairly specific.)
2. Who is most likely to be infected?

3. Who should be your prime target audience for receiving information on this disease/condition? (Who is most likely tospread the disease, therefore needs to know about it. This may not be the same group that is most likely to be infected. Think about the people who work with those who are most likely to be infected - therefore causing the infection to be spread.)
4. How will you reach this target audience? (Type of media, class, personal visit, etc. -- Be specific and realistic - what could you actually do?)
5. What can anyone do to reduce their chances of being infected?

Solution

1)      Disease is transmitted by mosquitos.

2)      West nile virus is found in many countries around. Most of the cases are not symptomatic or shows mild symptoms of flu like headache, fever, muscle pain etc. But around less than 1% cases catch severe neurological diseases. People with immunosuppressed diseases like HIV, individual who are immunosuppressed due to any medical condition are more susceptible. Virus infection causes brain inflammation, west nile meningitis, poliomyelitis, meningoencephalitis etc.

3)     

The people who are suffering with immunosuppressed diseases like HIV or immunosuppressed individuals due to various medical conditions should be the prime target audience. The infected individuals who are living in area with less hygiene (source of mosquito spread) are most likely going to spread the disease. The virus is very common in countries like Africa, west and central Asia, The Middle East, Europe, particularly southern Europe, North, Central and South America, The Caribbean, Australia. The doctors and health care professional and researchers should be aware about the disease, so they can be safe themselves and can guide others about the harmful effects of the disease.

4)      The information about nile virus can be spread by various means nile social media (radio, television, social websites etc.), educational institutions (school, college, institutions), putting banners at public place, hospitals and small clinics etc.

5)      The chances of infection can be reduced by keeping surrounding neat and clean and reducing the mosquito reproduction.