In Orange County, a man has died from West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness that moves quietly through warm seasons before occasionally revealing its most devastating potential. His family, transformed by grief into advocates, has stepped forward to remind their community that this familiar summer threat is not abstract — it enters homes, it takes lives. Their public warning arrives at the height of transmission season, when the distance between a mosquito bite and a funeral can be shorter than anyone expects.
Orange County man dies from West Nile virus; family warns of outbreak risk
One death from West Nile virus infection in Orange County.