More bad news about ticks

Charlotte Alter has an article in Time about yet another tick-borne virus:

Don’t just worry about Lyme disease this summer: Powassan virus is also spread by ticks, and doctors say it could be much more dangerous.
Ticks in the Northeast and around the Great Lakes are carrying the Powassan virus, which can cause encephalitis and meningitis, leaving about half of survivors with permanent neurological symptoms. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about ten percent of Powassan virus cases are fatal.
Doctors said that symptoms of Powassan are similar to Lyme disease, but much more severe, and that the patients can start exhibiting symptoms— including vomiting, fever, confusion and weakness— just minutes after infection. There is no known treatment or cure.
Powassan is still much less common than Lyme disease. There were only twelve reported cases in 2013, the highest number since 2004 (there were also twelve cases in 2011), according to the CDC.

Rico says he was lucky, and had his exposure to Lyme disease cured when he was a kid; he still does not like ticks, however...