How to Use Powassan virus in a Sentence

Powassan virus

noun
  • What are the symptoms of Powassan virus?
    — Emily Vetter, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Powassan virus is spread to people through a bite from an infected tick.
    — Emily Vetter, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • There are no vaccines available for Powassan virus.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • There are no vaccines that can prevent Powassan virus or medicines to treat the disease.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
  • There are no vaccines that can prevent Powassan virus or medicines to treat the disease.
    — Emily Vetter, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Some pathogens, such as the Powassan virus, can transmit in just 15 minutes.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 14 June 2023
  • The first case of Powassan virus in Connecticut came in late March.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2022
  • Less than 1% of all ticks collected were found positive for Powassan virus.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Powassan virus is the exception and can transmit in as little as 15 minutes.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
  • From Alpha-gal syndrome to Powassan virus, your body could have a scary reaction to that tick bite.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, tick species from warmer regions—bearing diseases like the Powassan virus— are making their way north.
    — Krista Langlois, Outside Online, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The exception is Powassan virus, which can transmit in as little as 15 minutes.
    — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The rare but increasingly prevalent Powassan virus, spread mainly by the black-legged tick, can reach the brain and cause encephalitis.
    — Kate Wong, Scientific American, 22 June 2026
  • Maine confirmed the first case of Powassan virus this year in a midcoastal resident who was hospitalized due to the illness.
    — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 30 June 2021
  • The most effective way to keep Powassan virus and other infectious diseases at bay is to prevent tick bites, experts agree.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Lyme disease, Powassan virus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Heartland virus are just a few of them.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The first type, often called lineage 1 Powassan virus is associated with Ixodes cookei or the woodchuck tick.
    — Alexandria Hein, Fox News, 30 June 2021
  • Bites can cause Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Powassan virus.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • None of these [tick-borne] pathogens are transmitted very quickly, except for Powassan virus, which can be transmitted in as little as 15 minutes.
    — Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Cases of Powassan virus have hit the news in recent months because of the potentially life-altering, sometimes fatal, symptoms.
    — Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 28 June 2026
  • In Connecticut, meanwhile, four residents tested positive for Powassan virus, the first infections in the state this year.
    — Maia Pandey, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • These ticks are the main driver of not only Powassan virus, but also Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and borrelia miyamoto.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Other than this possible case, there has only been one confirmed Powassan virus infection on Martha’s Vineyard in the past 20 years.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Ticks were tested for a variety of diseases including Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis and Powassan virus.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Most cases of Powassan virus in the US are in the Northeast and Great Lakes regions and are found from late spring through mid-fall, when ticks are most active.
    — Emily Vetter, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • There is not a specific medication for Powassan virus, with treatment focused on managing symptoms and complications.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • In some cases, Powassan virus can cause severe disease, including encephalitis, an infection of the brain, or meningitis, an infection of membranes around the brain and spinal cord.
    — Emily Vetter, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Since 2004, when Powassan virus infection began to be tracked, many cases have been reported from April to December.
    — Dr. Andrew Bernstein, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Powassan virus is the exception, able to transmit in as little as 15 minutes, which is exactly why prevention is a more reliable strategy than trying to detect a bite after the fact.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Powassan virus is the exception, able to transmit in as little as 15 minutes, which is exactly why prevention is a more reliable strategy than trying to detect a bite after the fact.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026

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