Scientists are warning of a new virus discovered in China that spreads to humans through tick bites, with the potential to cause problems in the brain. Wetland virus (WELV) was initially detected in a ...

Powassan virus is a relatively rare tick-borne disease that can be deadly if it reaches the brain. It's transmitted by the deer tick, which also spreads Lyme disease. There is no specific treatment ...

Scientists are warning of a new tick-borne disease called Wetland virus (WELV) that was recently discovered in China. A member of the orthonairovirus genus of viruses, WELV previously infected a man ...

As tick season continues to pick up steam across the U.S., a Maine resident has been diagnosed with a potentially serious tick-borne illness. The adult, who lives in Hancock County, was hospitalized ...

Health officials in Massachusetts are investigating. A Massachusetts mom says her infant daughter may be the patient that state health officials recently said is under investigation for contracting a ...

DULUTH — Reports of Powassan virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne illness that can have permanent neurological effects, are increasing across the country, including in Minnesota, which had 14 ...

A newborn baby from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts is fighting for her life at a Boston hospital after preliminary tests show she contracted Powassan virus, a rare but serious tick-borne disease ...

BAYFIELD COUNTY — A person in northern Wisconsin has died after contracting a tick-borne virus. The Bayfield County Health Department said the patient died from the Powassan virus in early June. The ...

“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 ...

Ticks can spread Lyme disease and give people red meat allergies, and now there’s increasing worry in Minnesota about another ailment spread by the blood-sucking pests: the Powassan virus. While the ...

Ixodes sp. Hypostome and Palps. The hypostome of the tick is used to anchor itself into the skin of the host while feeding on blood. This barbed structure is covered in backwards-facing “teeth” to ...

This is a tick on a plant in China. Scientists are warning of a new virus discovered in China that spreads to humans through tick bites, with the potential to cause problems in the brain. zhang ...