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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eosin the Red" data-source="post: 408982" data-attributes="member: 168">Tsyr,I am a RN. Couple of things here. 1) Tests for WNV do not change the treatment, nor the course. If his white blood cell count is up and he has some consolidation in his lungs ~ pnumonia is a high likelyhood WNV is not. 2) The test for WNV is a lumbar puncture and carries its own risks, we also don't get the results back fast enough to be really relevant to treatment.3) The flu is far more deadly than WNV. Flu takes out approx 20,000 people in the USA each year. The WNV has only claimed 100 ish. Both can be troublsome in the eldery or people with pre-exsisting chronic illness.I am sorry that you are in the dark, it tends to magnify our fears. Trust that everybody who comes into contact with your father genuinely wants to see him do well and that they will do everything in their considerible power to make it so.I just got off of a mid-shift but you can feel free to e-mail me and when I wake up I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.<a href="mailto:Eosin_the_red@cox.net">Eosin_the_red@cox.net</a></blockquote>