Share on Pinterest The Powassan virus is transmitted via deer ticks. Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images Powassan virus is carried by deer ticks and can be transmitted to humans through tick bites. While ...

A Massachusetts town has confirmed its first case of Powassan virus, a tick-borne disease that has become increasingly more common in humans. A confirmed case of the disease has been reported in ...

Four people in Connecticut have tested positive for Powassan virus, the state department of health confirmed Monday, the first cases of the virus identified in Connecticut this year. Powassan virus is ...

With tick-borne viruses such as Powassan virus increasing in Canada, clinicians should consider these infections in patients with encephalitis, as a case study shows ...

“We just want the public to know what to look for,” said Erin Boyce after her brother Kevin died from Powassan virus Getty Kevin Boyce was hospitalized in April 2024 with a severe case of Powassan ...

WOULD CHANGE THAT LITTLE GIRL’S LIFE FOREVER. I REALLY HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL TAKE POWASSAN SERIOUSLY. IT WAS JUNE OF 2019 WHEN A FIVE-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS BITTEN BY A TICK IN MAYNARD. MOM TOOK IT OFF AND ...