>> GOOD TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US. I'M ERICA MOKAY, NEW AT NOON, A CHILD IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY IS DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE DISEASE TRANSMITTED BY TICKS. IT'S CALLED POWASSAN VIRUS. AND JUST LIKE LYME DISEASE, IT IS SPREAD WHEN SOMEONE IS BITTEN BY AN INFECTED TICK. THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAYS THIS IS THE FIRST HUMAN CASE REPORTED IN THE STATE THIS YEAR. THEIR INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW LOOKING AT AREAS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY TO SEE IF OTHER TICKS CARRY THIS VIRUS. WE KNOW THAT CHILD IS RECOVERING AT HOME AFTER A TRIP TO THE HOSPITAL. NOW, THE CDC SAYS THAT WHILE THOSE INFECTED WITH POWASSAN VIRUS CAN HAVE SYMPTOMS LIKE FEVER AND NAUSEA, IT CAN ALSO REACH SEVERE AND EVEN DEADLY LEVE