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Midwestern states. It has been reported in all lower 48 states in the U.S. West Nile virus is ... West Nile fever is an illness caused by a virus. The virus is spread by mosquito bites. It

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, or between your ribs. All of these methods are considered less invasive than open heart surgery ... incision may take a week or more to heal. A surgery site between your ribs will take longer to heal than ... 90094;TAVR;aortic valve replacement;heart valve surgery;transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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