Former Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina died yesterday at the age of 66 from complications caused by an infection with the Powassan virus. What is that? ... The Charlotte Observer reports that Sen.

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina’s first Democratic female senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home. She was 66.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan passed away at the age of 66 on Monday, after a long battle with encephalitis, caused by Powassan [ pə-wä′sən ] virus.

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, Democrat from North Carolina, is still recovering from encephalitis – a rare disease which causes inflammation of the brain and can inflict long-term health issues ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, Democrat from North Carolina, is still recovering from encephalitis – a rare disease which causes inflammation of the brain and can inflict long-term health issues ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, Democrat from North Carolina, is still recovering from encephalitis – a rare disease which causes inflammation of the brain and can inflict long-term health issues ...

Hagan died in her sleep after a three-year battle with encephalitis, caused by Powassan virus. In 2008 the former state senator beat Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole.

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., is recovering from encephalitis, inflammation of the brain, caused by a rare virus spread by ticks from animals to humans, according to an update Saturday from ...

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina’s first Democratic female senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home. She was 66.

Former U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a one-time Capitol Hill intern who went on to become North Carolina’s first Democratic female senator, died Monday at her Greensboro home. She was 66.

Hagan died in her sleep after a three-year battle with encephalitis, caused by Powassan virus. In 2008 the former state senator beat Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole.