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  1. Frequently Asked Questions About Wildlife and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1006

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the Northern House ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  2. Wetlands and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1008

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the northern house ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  3. Salmonella

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5566-11

    poisoning?" Food poisoning is the common term many people use to refer to foodborne illness. When an outbreak ... for several months. A few people who have salmonellosis may develop long-term joint pain, a condition ... people attribute their illness to a virus or flu. The local Health Department and Centers for Disease ...

  4. What Outdoor Enthusiasts Should Know About West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1002

    to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The principal transmitter of WNV is the Northern House ... infected with WNV. Once the mosquito is infected, it may transmit the virus to people or other animals when ... from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ...

  5. How to Control and Prevent Mosquito Bites In and Around Ohio Homes

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-88

    environmentally-conscious people might elect to use an alternative method to repel mosquitoes. Clip-on fans that contain ... effective for taller people. Other fans without metofluthrin need to be further investigated for their ... at dawn and dusk. Factors That Make People More Attractive to Mosquitoes Some people are more ...

  6. Parasites: Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora, and Giardia lamblia

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5577

    Cyclospora. When consumed, all three parasites establish themselves in the intestinal tract of the people or ... indicates that parasitic diseases occur most frequently in the warmer months. This is the time when people ... a number of organisms that can make people sick. It is not possible to determine which pathogen is causing ...

  7. Potassium

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5588

    Requirements Guidelines from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science recommend people ... people only consume about half of the potassium level recommended. To help increase potassium, try ...

  8. Providing Livestock Comfort at the County Fair

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-155-04

    both livestock and people is compromised. Heat stress can predispose livestock to illness and even ... possible. When the temperature and humidity cannot be lowered, more air movement over people and animals ... easily be converted to tunnel ventilation as they are designed for both animals and people to be ...

  9. Northern House Mosquito

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-89

    abundance and virus prevalence every summer when people, birds, and horses face the greatest risk of ... represents cases where the disease was serious enough for the person to go into the hospital. People over the ... October. Most people who are infected with WNV experience mild, cold-like symptoms, including a fever and ...

  10. Bee, Wasp, Hornet, and Yellow Jacket Stings for Trainers and Supervisors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-892203

    Between 1 and 2 million people in the United States are very allergic to stinging insect venom. Every year ... 90 to 100 people die from sting reactions. Many more deaths may happen, mistakenly diagnosed as heart ... attacks or sunstrokes or attributed to other causes. More people die yearly from the effects of insect ...

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