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by C-dub
Sun Sep 23, 2012 2:53 pm
Forum: Prayer Requests & Updates
Topic: My Wife
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Re: My Wife

carlson1 wrote:Cultures did not grow. She is getting better, but still runs a low grade temperature at night. She is real weak and becomes fatigued easy. Doctor appointments on Tuesday.

Thanks you for continued prayers.
That is very good news to hear.

I'm not terribly surprised about the cultures. Viruses don't really grow on blood culture media and usually have to be identified by DNA or RNA. I was doing a little research on WNF vs. WNV. It seems that there are many different genus' and species' of mosquitoes that can carry and transmit WNV, but have widely varying degrees of effectiveness with some only causing the symptoms and not being very deadly. What I didn't figure out, though, is if there really are different strains of the virus that are less virulent and only cause WNF instead of WNV.

Either way, I'm very glad your wife is getting better.
by C-dub
Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:45 am
Forum: Prayer Requests & Updates
Topic: My Wife
Replies: 36
Views: 5503

Re: My Wife

carlson1 wrote:You folks do not know how much I covet your prayers. Prayers Answered In A Positive Way Today!

Quick update:

Took my wife back to the ER this morning because her fever went up and she was very ill. I called our family doctor in East Texas. Faxed him all the medical records from Baylor.

After more than four hours they say she has "West Nile Fever" and not "West Nile Virus." AMEN! I did not know there was a difference.

From what I understand the West Nile Virus is DEADLY. The West Nile Fever makes you very very sick with flu like symptoms for about a month. They have sent off a "Blood Culture" (have no clue to what or why that is), but it takes up to two days to get the results.

She has some medicine now and is resting. I pray that she real sleep tonight. She did eat dinner. :cheers2:

THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Your wife's condition crossed my mind this past week and I just remembered to look for this thread and ask how's she doing. Did the culture grow anything?

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