A health alert has been issued after a 7-year-old child in Ohio was diagnosed with La Crosse virus, a rare disease that is transmitted through the bite from an infected mosquito and causes brain inflammation and seizures.
According to a news release published on Aug. 15 by the Knox County Health Department, children under 16 years old are most likely to experience severe illness from the virus, which can lead to seizures, coma, paralysis, and a variety of neurologic complications after recovery.
