The West Nile virus itself is thought to have originated in the West Nile district of Uganda. From Uganda it began to spread using its main carrier the Birds. It spread to Egypt, France and in 1999 it made very startling appearance in New York. The way the virus travels is mostly by infected mosquitoes. The mosquito will bite an animal and take some of its blood, as this is occurring the virus enters the blood …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…on areas of uncovered skin. Wearing long sleeves and staying away from moist and damp breeding grounds. Although this virus is the not the most life threatening it is still a concern for most people. Not much is know about the patterns of this virus and when or were it will spring up and infect people. No one really knows what to expect but scientist are all hard at work trying to discover a solution.