People living in the northeastern region of the United States have been asked to be cautious after the confirmation of a rare but deadly virus 'EEE' in mosquitoes.
Residents in several communities in the US state of Massachusetts have been asked to be extra cautious due to the spread of the virus. Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is a dangerous virus spread by mosquito bites and known as 'Triple E'.
According to the American media, a person over 40 years of age has also died due to the same virus in the state of New Hampshire.
On the other hand, an 80-year-old man from Massachusetts has also been reported to be suffering from this disease.
In Massachusetts, 17 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2019 and 2020, and 7 of them died.
Outbreaks have also occurred along the eastern seaboard of the United States, from Canada to Mexico and the Caribbean, and south to Argentina.
What is triple E and how is the virus transmitted?
EEE or Triple E is a virus mainly transmitted to birds, horses, and humans by mosquito bites. Most people infected with this virus do not show any symptoms.
It is a rare but very deadly virus. Triple E can cause a high fever and dangerous inflammation of the brain in an infected person.
The CDC says that up to one-third of people who get sick from the virus may die.
However, it has also been revealed that the Triple E virus neither transmits nor infects one person to another.
Triple E outbreaks are more likely in late summer and early fall. So far, most of the northeastern regions of the United States have been affected by this virus.
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