Powassan encephalitis


Pow·as·san en·ceph·a·li·tis

an acute disease of children varying clinically from undifferentiated febrile illness to encephalitis; caused by the Powassan virus, a member of the Flaviviridae family, and transmitted by ixodid ticks; most frequently seen in Canada.

Pow·as·san en·ceph·a·li·tis

(pō-wah'săn en-sef'ă-lī'tis) An acute disease of children varying clinically from undifferentiated febrile illness to encephalitis; caused by the Powassan virus and transmitted by ixodid ticks.

Powassan,

city in Ontario, Canada, where disease was first reported. Powassan encephalitis - an acute disease of children, transmitted by ixodid ticks.Powassan virus - causes Powassan encephalitis.