On Friday, July 17, AzNA Executive Director Robin Schaeffer was featured speaking about West Nile Virus in a Pheonix Business Journal article, 'Employers with Outside Workforce Beware, West Nile Virus is Here'.

 

 

Robin Schaeffer, executive director of the Arizona Nurses Association, said some people can get the WNV and not even know they have it. Their symptoms might be limited to a headache and some malaise and not need to miss a day of work.

 

But when fever kicks in, it's time to stay hydrated and get some rest, she said.

 

"It's not contagious," she said.

 

Schaeffer said there is no treatment for WNV.

 

"You treat the symptoms," she said.

  

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