virus disease

Po*was*san virus

noun

{bc}a {d_link|flavivirus|flavivirus} (species {it}Powassan virus{/it} of the genus {it}Flavivirus{/it}) that is transmitted to humans by infected {d_link|ixodid|ixodid} ticks (especially {d_link|deer ticks|deer tick}) and that causes a sometimes life-threatening illness