Powassan virus, an extremely rare tick-borne illness, is trending after a severe case in a 3-year-old boy led to hospitalization. If you're wondering how concerned you should be about the increasing diagnosis of this rare illness, here are six facts.
It wasn't until three days after his discharge that Jonny tested posted for Powassan virus. But not all cases end like Jonny's. In May, a 90-year-old woman from ConnecticutIf you're wondering how concerned you should be about the increasing diagnosis of this rare illness, we talked to Jonathan Oliver, assistant professor at the school of Public Health at the University of Minnesota, about the virus. Here are a few facts.
Many people don't develop symptoms of Powassan virus, but occasionally, for those that do, the symptoms can be severe."Typical symptoms early on are fever, headache, neck ache depending on what neural tissues are infected, and also vomiting," says Oliver."As the disease progresses, it gets more severe, and so you get strong neurological involvement," like confusion and seizures.
Unfortunately, there is no real cure for Powassan virus. Treatments are usually for symptoms that occur as a result of contracting it. No vaccines are available to prevent the illness either, according to theCases commonly crop up in the upper Midwest, like Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the northeast, especially the New England area where Massachusetts is considered the northeastern epicenter of Powassan virus.
Often, diseases like the Powassan virus more commonly affect older people."This child was just one of the unlucky few who does develop the disease, but it can potentially affect anybody," Oliver says.
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