Boy, 3, hospitalized with tick-borne Powassan virus, body is limp - Insider

Jonny Simoson, 3, was in good health when his mom, Jamie, spotted a live tick lodged in his right shoulder, she told the New York Post.

Jamie Simoson told the Post that she easily removed the tick with a pair of tweezers within 15 minutes, leaving a "tiny red bump.".

Two weeks later, he started complaining of headaches, became unusually drowsy, and had fevers of over 103 degrees Fahrenheit, Simoson said, according to the New York Post.

Eventually, after ruling out other causes, doctors diagnosed him with meningoencephalitis caused by the Powassan virus, Simoson wrote in a blog post.

We were terrified that we might not be coming home with our child," Simoson said, according to the New York Post.