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==Treatment== No specific treatment is available for WNV infection.<ref name="petersen">{{cite journal |vauthors=Petersen LR, Brault AC, Nasci RS |title=West Nile virus: review of the literature |journal=JAMA |volume=310 |issue=3 |pages=308β15 |date=July 2013 |pmid=23860989 |pmc=4563989 |doi=10.1001/jama.2013.8042 |url=}}</ref> Most people recover without treatment.<ref>{{cite web|title=West Nile Virus|url=https://medlineplus.gov/westnilevirus.html#cat_69|website=[[MedlinePlus]]|date=18 March 2021|access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> In mild cases, over-the-counter pain relievers can help ease mild headaches and muscle aches in adults.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-22 |title=Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment {{!}} West Nile Virus {{!}} CDC |url=https://www.cdc.gov/westnile/symptoms/index.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=www.cdc.gov |language=en-us}}</ref> In severe cases supportive care is provided, often in hospital, with [[intravenous fluids]], pain medication, respiratory support, and prevention of secondary infections.<ref name="sambri">{{cite journal |vauthors=Sambri V, Capobianchi M, Charrel R, Fyodorova M, Gaibani P, Gould E, Niedrig M, Papa A, Pierro A, Rossini G, Varani S, Vocale C, Landini MP |title=West Nile virus in Europe: emergence, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention |journal=Clin Microbiol Infect |volume=19 |issue=8 |pages=699β704 |date=August 2013 |pmid=23594175 |doi=10.1111/1469-0691.12211 |url=|doi-access=free }}</ref>
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