Connecticut man suffers from deadly brain infection cause by Powassan virus – Daily Mail
A Connecticut man is recovering at home after suffering a case of the rare Powassan virus, state officials reports.
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) confirmed last week that a man between 50 and 59 years old fell ill in March, and suffered a severe illness that affected his central nervous system and required hospitalization.
It is the second high profile case of the rare, tick-borne, virus in the region, with Maine reporting a death from the Powassan virus just three weeks ago.
The highly deadly virus attacks a person's brain and nervous system, and has no vaccine or known effective treatments or cures.
Connecticut officials report that a man in his 50s in the state suffered from a rare case of the Powassan virus in March. They confirmed that he was ...