But in reality fear of West Nile virus has proved a lot more infectious than the virus itself. Fatal human cases are extremely rare. The seven deaths from West Nile Virus last summer were all in people over the age of 75, proving the virus is the most serious threat to the elderly and immune-compromised. Entomologist Wayne Crans has been studying mosquitoes for 40 years. I think there's a great deal of overreaction to this disease.
People get killed on the highway every day, people die of influenza every winter.
Food for thought the next time a mosquito buzzes by. Copyright 2000, CBS Worldwide Inc., All Rights Reserved. All Rights Reserved. I think there's a great deal of overreaction to this disease. Entomologist Wayne Crans CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Kaledin reports mosquitoes are on the minds of many.