NYC starts spraying pesticides to combat West Nile virus in mosquitoes, covering parts of the Bronx and Staten Island.

By late summer, what started as fever and fatigue had morphed into severe migraines, dizziness and partial loss of hearing. “It was fall turning into winter and I could not drive. It was really hard for me to just walk around the house; I could not walk up and down the stairs by myself,” she said.