Why insect-transmitted illnesses are emerging threats in Canada and beyond

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    Mij Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    Lyme disease, West Nile, and array of lesser-known infections are on the rise scientists warn

    When Kathryn McKissock's six-year-old son Cameron didn't feel like playing in his Oshawa, Ont., backyard this summer, she figured he was just tired. Then he spiked a fever, and started burying his head in his hands. McKissock had a hunch something was seriously wrong.

    Cameron ended up being diagnosed with both meningitis and encephalitis, two dangerous forms of brain inflammation, and spent a month in a Toronto hospital. Medical teams didn't know why her son got sick, until lab reports later revealed a culprit McKissock had never heard of before: Jamestown Canyon, a viral infection carried by mosquitoes.

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/why-...erging-threats-in-canada-and-beyond-1.6959492
     
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    Ash Senior Member (Voting Rights)

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    So scary.
    Glad they caught it quickly.
     
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