Rebecca Trout Fryxell

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People catch La Crosse disease primarily from the bite of the eastern tree-hole mosquito – although two other species may also carry the virus. Nipol Plobmuang/EyeEm via Getty Images

La Crosse virus is the second‑most common virus in the US spread by mosquitoes – and can cause severe neurological damage in rare cases

Rebecca Trout Fryxell, University of Tennessee

Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.

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