Etiological agents

Pathogens that cause Powassan virus disease

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.

Pathogens that cause it

1 known
PathogenScientific nameOne-liner
Powassan virusPowassan virusTick-borne flavivirus transmitted by Ixodes scapularis (deer tick virus, lineage II) and I. cookei; causes severe encephalitis with high case fatality.