Deadly mosquito-borne disease EEE reportedly on the rise

[Anonymous]

Like we needed this right now.

Cases of the deadly mosquito-borne virus Eastern equine encephalitis — along with other insect-carried diseases — are expected to skyrocket in the Northeast in the coming years, a troubling new report claims.



Last year, the US recorded 38 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne disease and 15 deaths. In the Northeast, Massachusetts saw 12 cases, and four each in Connecticut and New Jersey, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



By comparison, in the last decade, the highest number of total cases in the country was 15, with five deaths, in 2012.



Around 95 percent of people bitten by an EEE-infected mosquito don't develop an infection.



Those infected with EEE suffer symptoms ranging from flu-like to permanent neurological damage. About 30 percent die from the infection.



"It's mostly seizures, paralysis and nerve dysfunction," Dr. Elitza Theel, director of the Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Serology Laboratory, told The Post last year.

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[Anonymous]

Use OFF when one goes outside.

[cc]

That's something to keep an eye on for future ... I would expect experts in the field will be doing so

[Vancouver]

Yesterday at the beach a bug flew onto my wrist and bit me. It's so itchy now. Can't stop scratching.

[Anonymous]

Yesterday at the beach a bug flew onto my wrist and bit me. It's so itchy now. Can't stop scratching.

Perhaps soaking your wrist in Epsom salts may help.

[Anonymous]

Use OFF when one goes outside.

Tiger Balm and Vick's VapoRub work better.