Trapped!

You know those fly/bug traps you can hang on your patio to catch bugs. Not the zappers, but the ones with the sticky stuff on the outside? It smells good so it attracts the bugs and then they get stuck when they get close.

I'm a human bug trap. Sick I know, but I'm finally getting rid of the last bits of a sinus infection I had last week, but I still have a good amount of drainage. I was running last night, and whatever is draining down the back of my throat must have attracted a bug. Breathing through my mouth means inhaling a flying insect. So gross! But hey, it happens. Spitting didn't work, so when I got done running, I drank a ton of water to see if I could either flush it down or rinse it out, but nothing was doing the trick. Since then, I have eaten dinner, drank wine, brushed my teeth (x2,) drank tea, ate breakfast, and now just finished a HUGE bottle of water. The damn thing is still caught right there in my throat...probably it's last bit of life flapping a small wing.

Do you think the bug actually has to bite me to get West Nile or would one just have to swallow the thing whole to be infected with such a nasty disease?