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Connecticut woman in her 90s dies after testing positive for rare tick-borne Powassan virus one month after being bitten
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Woman was in her 90s and in New London county which borders Rhode Island
Health chiefs said she was admitted to hospital with a fever, headache, chest pain and 'altered mental state' two weeks after being bitten by a tick
She died 14 days later after becoming 'unresponsive', they said It is the second death from the virus this year, following one in Maine in April
Powassan virus is rare but kills one in 10 people who catch the virus, while half are left with life-long disabilities such as memory problems
There are no vaccines or treatments available for people who get infected
A Connecticut woman has died from the rare tick-borne Powassan virus just a month after being bitten by the parasite.
The individual — who has not been named — was in her 90s and lived in New London county, which borders Rhode Island.
Health officials said she was admitted to hospital with a fever, headache, chest pain and 'altered mental state' two weeks after being bitten by a tick in early May. The patient died 14 days later after becoming 'unresponsive'.
It is the second death from the tick-borne disease in America this year, after a man from Maine died from the virus in April.
Powassan virus is rare — with about 28 people test positive for it every year — but about one in ten people who are infected die, and half are left with life-long disabilities.
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seems like the stats are changing
yall stay safe out there
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