Fox Newborn baby fights for life after contracting Powassan virus. A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite.
The baby, Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, her mother, Tiffany Sisco, told local news outlets.
After returning from the walk, Sisco told WCVB Channel 5 Boston, “I found this tiny, tiny, tiny, the teeniest [tick] on her ankle.” “I picked it off, and like, a week later, she started getting a fever of 102.” The Siscos brought baby Lily to the emergency room, and she was then flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for advanced care, according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family. In addition to the fever, the baby began to experience seizures, which led to her placement in the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit).
The Siscos shared in the GoFundMe that Lily “has suffered brain damage caused by an infection.”