INDIANAPOLIS (WANE/WOOD) — Residents of Indiana and Michigan are facing another disease outbreak that may force them inside their homes.

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is urging residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites following reports of a probable human case of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).

“Eastern equine encephalitis virus disease is rare in humans but can cause permanent complications and even death,” Indiana State Health Commissioner Kris Box said in a press release.

In Michigan, Tina Wescott said her husband, Jeff Wescott, was suffering from intense headaches, which later progressed into speech difficulties.

He’s lucky to be alive,” Tina Wescott said.

It was horrifying … just struggling to breathe,” Wescott said.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is conducting nighttime aerial sprays to kill mosquitoes over the 10 counties where animal cases have been confirmed,.

People who are younger than 15 and older than 50 are at the greatest risk of severe disease if infected with EEE virus, according to Indiana health officials.