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A tick bite led to former senator's death. Here's what is known about the virus
By Jenn Lantrip
Published 47 minutes ago
By Hayley Fowler
The Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan died Monday at age 66 – nearly three years after she was first hospitalized with what doctors later said was encephalitis.
The cause? Powassan virus, a relatively rare tick-borne disease.
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain often caused by an infection like the Powassan virus, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The recovery process for viral encephalitis varies by case with differing impacts on the brain, speech, vision, memory and muscle control, the Raleigh News & Observer reported, citing the University of Maryland Medical Center.
For Hagan, it was a three-year struggle...
A tick bite led to former senator's death. Here's what is known about the virus
By Jenn Lantrip
Published 47 minutes ago
By Hayley Fowler
The Charlotte Observer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan died Monday at age 66 – nearly three years after she was first hospitalized with what doctors later said was encephalitis.
The cause? Powassan virus, a relatively rare tick-borne disease.
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain often caused by an infection like the Powassan virus, according to the Mayo Clinic.
The recovery process for viral encephalitis varies by case with differing impacts on the brain, speech, vision, memory and muscle control, the Raleigh News & Observer reported, citing the University of Maryland Medical Center.
For Hagan, it was a three-year struggle...