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Dangerous tick-borne virus causes brain damage in vulnerable young patient
A Boston baby is hospitalized with seizures and brain damage after a tick bite on Martha's Vineyard may have led to Powassan virus, which transmits faster than Lyme disease.
Mom says infant may have rare Powassan virus tick-borne disease
Tiffany Sisco, who declined to be interviewed by ABC News, told Boston ABC station WCVB that she found a tick on her ...
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Rare tick-borne illness being investigated on Martha’s Vineyard
The West Tisbury Emergency Management Department said that Powassan virus was being investigated on Martha’s Vineyard. The department said Powassan virus can cause severe, life-threatening illness and ...
Newborn Suffers Brain Damage After Contracting Rare Virus from 'Tiny, Tiny' Tick on Martha's Vineyard
Parents of five-week-old Lily Sisco say their daughter is a “fighter” as they struggle with the potential long-lasting ...
Newborn left brain damaged 'by virus' after walk near $1m Martha's Vineyard home...now locals fear it's spreading
One-month-old baby, Lily Belle Sisco, was infected with a rare tick-borne disease before developing a persistent 102-degree ...