Powassan virus, a cousin to Zika and Dengue in the flavivirus family, is a rare tick-borne infection that is becoming more widespread in the northern U.S. Powassan symptoms include fever, nausea and headaches. University of Minnesota Twin Cities

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@jhu.edu #tick expert Nicole Baumgarth explains here

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#Medsky🧪 #IDsky #Immunosky #publichealth A viral infection particularly involving a member of the human herpesvirus family is a strong possibility in this #casereport . #Powassanvirus #encephalitis is caused by an #orthoflavivirus that is transmitted by the ixodes tick ;