Boston Baby Hospitalized After Tick Bite Linked to Powassan Virus
A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite, according to the family’s account. The child, Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, as reported by her mother, Tiffany Sisco, to local news outlets. After returning from the walk, Sisco told WCVB Channel 5 Boston that she found a small tick on the baby’s ankle and removed it. A week later, the baby started experiencing a fever of 102, prompting her family to bring her to the emergency room. She was then flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for advanced care, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.
Along with the fever, the baby began to experience seizures, leading to her placement in the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit). The Siscos shared in the GoFundMe that Lily