Researchers Concerned By Virus That Killed Well-Known Maine Artist

Researchers Concerned By Virus That Killed Well-Known Maine Artist

They believe the Powassan virus, which is spread through tick bites, has developed into a new strain that threatens more humans. Researchers are worried that a rare virus which killed a South Thomaston woman last week may have developed into a new strain that is more likely to be passed to humans. Marilyn Ruth Snow died last week at Maine Medical Center of a rare, tick-borne virus which might now be carried by deer ticks. Marilyn Ruth Snow, a well-known watercolor artist, died last week of Powassan virus after being bitten by a tick in early November. Her daughter, Susie Whittington, said the virus was particularly virulent, with her 73-year-old mother quickly getting weaker, vomiting, developing a high fever and meningitis, lapsing into delirium, becoming paralyzed and requiring a ventilator to breathe. Read more.

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