The ticks found to be carrying the virus, called a lone star tick, were discovered in Georgia by researchers at Emory University.
“We want to bring awareness rather than panic,” said Gonzalo M.
Some people also have lower than normal counts of white blood cells and lower than normal counts of platelets when infected by the virus, according to the CDC.
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