With reference to the West Nile Virus WNV consider the following statements It can cause neurologica...........

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With reference to the West Nile Virus (WNV), consider the following statements

It can cause neurological disease and death in people.
It is commonly found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and West Asia.

Select the correct statement.

1 only

2 only

Both

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Explanation:

The New York City Health Department announced that the West Nile virus had been detected in two people, one in Brooklyn and another in Queens, as well as in a “record number” of infected mosquitoes throughout the city.

West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause neurological disease and death in people. WNV is commonly found in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North America and West Asia.
WNV is maintained in nature in a cycle involving transmission between birds and mosquitoes. Humans, horses and other mammals can be infected.
West Nile Virus (WNV) is a member of the flavivirus genus and belongs to the Japanese encephalitis antigenic complex of the family Flaviviridae.

Hence both statements are correct.

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