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Doctors issue warning about new tick virus found in CT [View all]
CBS) -
Ticks in the area have been found to carry a rare, potentially life-threatening, virus, even worse than Lyme disease.
Doctors have warned that the “Powassan Virus” is a rare tick-borne illness and could be serious, and has no treatment or cure.
"The doctor just has to support you during that acute illness and hope that you survive,” said Dr. Daniel Cameron of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.
He said that if someone is bitten by an infected tick, they can get the virus within a matter of minutes.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28764213/doctors-issue-warning-about-new-tick-virus-found-in-ct?autostart=true
Ticks in the area have been found to carry a rare, potentially life-threatening, virus, even worse than Lyme disease.
Doctors have warned that the “Powassan Virus” is a rare tick-borne illness and could be serious, and has no treatment or cure.
"The doctor just has to support you during that acute illness and hope that you survive,” said Dr. Daniel Cameron of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society.
He said that if someone is bitten by an infected tick, they can get the virus within a matter of minutes.
http://www.wfsb.com/story/28764213/doctors-issue-warning-about-new-tick-virus-found-in-ct?autostart=true
I really really hate ticks.
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