{"id":2895,"date":"2017-05-04T16:01:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T16:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyschertz.x10host.com\/missionpediatrics\/?p=2160"},"modified":"2017-05-04T16:01:53","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T16:01:53","slug":"west-nile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/2017\/05\/04\/west-nile\/","title":{"rendered":"West Nile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WZQjKdJks94?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who spends a lot of time outside is more at risk of getting exposed to mosquitoes and now West Nile virus.<br \/>\nWest Nile virus is spread by mosquitos. Most of the time it is spread by getting bit by a mosquito, but it can also be spread by blood. For example, transfusions, transplants or pregnancy.<br \/>\nIf you are bit by a mosquito, it can take anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks to show symptoms.<br \/>\nMost people that are exposed to West Nile virus don\u2019t get sick. Some people can get fever or flu-like symptoms. Rarely do people get so sick that it affects their brain.<br \/>\nTo be tested for West Nile virus you must see a doctor who will assess your symptoms and may do blood work or test your spinal fluid.<br \/>\nThere are no medications or vaccines to treat or prevent West Nile virus. Usually West Nile virus resolves on its own.<br \/>\nWhat can you do to prevent West Nile virus?<br \/>\nWear long sleeves and pants when outside<br \/>\nUse insect repellents<br \/>\nKeep screens on windows and doors<br \/>\nEliminate standing water around your home<br \/>\nHere\u2019s a riddle for you: What is a mosquito&#8217;s favorite sport?<br \/>\nSkin-diving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who spends a lot of time outside is more at risk of getting exposed to mosquitoes and now West Nile virus. West Nile virus is spread by mosquitos. Most of the time it is spread by getting bit by a mosquito, but it can also be spread by blood. For example, transfusions, transplants or &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":[],"categories":[58,64,60,61,62],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2895"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missionpediatrics.x10.bz\/kidshealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}