Tag: untreatable

First Case of Untreatable, Potentially Fatal Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York: ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

First Case of Untreatable, Potentially Fatal Bourbon Virus Confirmed in New York: ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

Michael Larkin, a man from Long Island, has been diagnosed with an extremely rare and potentially fatal disease. While he was landscaping in his Brookhaven Town backyard, the 67-year-old spotted two lone star ticks on his leg. While Larkin initially tested negative for Lyme disease, a year-long antibody study led by Dr. Luis Marcos confirmed that […]

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