BALTIMORE — Maryland has recorded its first-ever case of a very rare tick-borne virus, which killed someone on Sept. 22.
The virus is called Powassan, and there are no vaccines or medicines for it, said the Maryland Department of Health today. It’s not transmitted person to person, except in rare cases by blood transfusion.
The person who died from Powassan had travelled to Canada, where they got the virus, and then returned to Maryland.
Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman said in a statement:
We are very saddened to report the first death due to the Powassan virus in our state… We do not believe that Powassan poses any threat of local transmission in Maryland. As always, we urge everyone to practice good habits when in areas that could have ticks or avoid those areas altogether.
These rare tick borne diseases are very suspicious especially after Covid. It’s common knowledge that Lymes disease was created in a bio lab and unleashed on humans
No coincidence that this happened under the Biden administration. They’re probably raising new types of ticks and infectious bacteria for the ticks to transmit. Disease and fear are good for their wallets.
They’ll have a vaccine and booster out for it now……………might even be mandatory!