A pregnant Russian woman contracted West Nile fever in the Maldives after a mosquito bite - the temperature rose to 39 degrees, and the virus can harm an unborn child. The 32-year-old is pregnant. After the bite, she started having severe headaches and back pain. The woman was hospitalized and spent three days in the hospital. Doctors confirmed a viral infection. In severe cases, fever affects the nervous system and can cause meningitis or sensylitis - inflammation of the membrane or the brain itself. Among the possible complications are seizures and impaired consciousness. The virus can also be transmitted from mother to fetus. In rare cases, this threatens to damage the brain of the unborn child and damage the development of the organs of vision.

A pregnant Russian woman contracted West Nile fever in the Maldives after a mosquito bite - the temperature rose to 39 degrees, and the virus can harm an unborn child. The 32-year-old is pregnant. After the bite, she started having severe headaches and back pain. The woman was hospitalized and spent three days in the hospital. Doctors confirmed a viral infection. In severe cases, fever affects the nervous system and can cause meningitis or sensylitis - inflammation of the membrane or the brain itself. Among the possible complications are seizures and impaired consciousness. The virus can also be transmitted from mother to fetus. In rare cases, this threatens to damage the brain of the unborn child and damage the development of the organs of vision.