A Pennsylvania mom shares her son's medical journey to help others recognize the signs of a potentially perilous illness
The transmission of a rare, dangerous and debilitating tick-borne disease seriously sickened an energetic, witty and generally healthy 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy.Fifteen minutes. That’s all it took to transmit a rare, dangerous and debilitating tick-borne disease that seriously sickened an energetic, witty and generally healthy 3-year-old Pennsylvania boy.
"He was mopey, had no appetite, and the fact that he was complaining about a headache was not normal for a 3-year-old," Simoson said. After a second visit to the doctor, she took her son to the ER as his fever spiked above 104 degrees. He also showed no reaction to a Tylenol suppository, which was abnormal for a typically rambunctious boy.Johnny spent 12 days in the hospital undergoing multiple tests. He tested positive for Powassan virus, a rare and dangerous tick-borne disease.
"Things got really scary at that point," Simoson said. "It was so frustrating searching for an answer. We were terrified that we might not be coming home with our child." "So we started asking him questions to try to gauge his cognitive ability at this point," Simoson said."It was amazing. That was the first time since the whole situation started that my husband and I both just completely broke down," she said with confidence, finally knowing that their little boy would be headed home soon.There was light at the end of the tunnel for Johnny, but the toll of isolation was devastating.
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