Mosquito spraying to begin tonight

Mosquito spraying over 138,272 acres of northeast and northwest Harris County will begin tonight in an effort to combat West Nile Virus. The aerial spraying will run from after dark to 4 a.m. tonight and tomorrow night and will be supplemented by truck spraying in certain areas.

According to KHOU, there have been 621 confirmed West Nile mosquito samples in Harris County to date, and 16 cases of the virus have been reported in Houston. Just in case you were wondering, West Nile isn't something you want to come down with: Though 80 percent of people infected with WNV won't develop any symptoms, a few can end up with high fever, brain swelling, disorientation, convulsions, vision loss and coma. And it can last anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.

To avoid getting WNV, officials recommend using insect repellent and dressing in long sleeves and long pants from dusk to dawn and draining standing water and other potential breeding sites from your property. Here's more information.