KALAMAZOO, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - A West Michigan woman has a warning, as state health officials confirm the first three cases of West Nile virus in Michigan for 2017. Those are all warning signs for West Nile."For more information on the West Nile virus, and to report sick or dead birds visit http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases/0,4579,7-186-25805---,00.html Marcia Cook's husband is one of three people in Michigan to die from complications related to West Nile virus in 2016. Birds in Barry, Kalamazoo and Saginaw Counties tested positive for the virus and Newschannel 3's Mike Krafcik spoke with a woman who found out the potentially deadly impact the virus can have after her husband died from West Nile in 2016. Cook said, "All the sudden at around 8 o'clock at night, he got this high fever, and shaking."The 73-year-old spent the next several months in the hospital and tests confirmed that Cook had West Nile.
Biochemical trigger identified as guard for brain cells against West Nile virus - Xinhua
During a West Nile virus infection, the activation of RIPK3 in brain cells doesn't cause them to die. Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-23 07:59:44|Editor: LiangyuVideo Player CloseSAN FRANCISCO, May 22 (Xinhua) -- A biochemical self-destruct trigger, a protein called RIPK3, found in many other types of cells appears to guard the lives of brain cells during infection with West Nile virus. Instead, the brain tissue undergoes a kind of inflammation that restricts the West Nile virus infection. These efforts contribute to the clearance of the virus from the brain, but not by directly stopping replacement virus from reproducing within brain cells. RIPK3 responds to the presence of West Nile virus in the brain by placing an order for chemokines, the researchers observed.collected by :Sandra Alex
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