(CNN) Summer is nearly here, and it's bringing fears of a rare tick-borne disease called Powassan. This potentially life-threatening virus is carried and transmitted by three types of ticks, including the deer tick that transmits Lyme disease. "To make the matter more complicated, we are seeing greater number of ticks infected with other tick-associated pathogens, including babesiosis and anaplasmosis," Molaei said. Prevention is the first stepThe Powassan virus was first discovered in Ontario in 1958. "The best thing people can do if they're worried about Powassan or any other tick-borne virus is to prevent against all tick bites," Pastula said.

Source: CNN May 03, 2017 10:18 UTC