Missouri teenager left paralyzed and on a ventilator from West Nile virus
A St. Louis County, Missouri, teenager suffered rare complications from West Nile virus that has left him paralyzed and on a ventilator.
A St. Louis County, Missouri, teenager suffered rare complications from West Nile virus that has left him paralyzed and on a ventilator.
John Procter V said his son’s symptoms started earlier this month when the recent high school graduate began experiencing headaches and dizziness.
As the symptoms got worse, 18-year-old John Procter VI, who the family calls “BB,” started having slurred speech and trouble raising his arms up, his father told NBC affiliate KSDK of St. Louis.
The teen was placed in the intensive care unit at the hospital and diagnosed with West Nile virus, which is commonly spread through infected mosquitoes. There is no vaccine or treatment.
The family said the teen is paralyzed from the neck down and was placed on a ventilator to help him breathe.
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