The organisms tick vectors transmit to cause Powassan virus disease. Pathogen pages render the same shape as tick and disease entries — range, vectors, and the diseases they cause.
| Pathogen | Scientific name | One-liner |
|---|---|---|
| Powassan virus | Powassan virus | Tick-borne flavivirus transmitted by Ixodes scapularis (deer tick virus, lineage II) and I. cookei; causes severe encephalitis with high case fatality. |