Former U.S. Senator Kay Hagan died of encephalitis Monday, after contracting the Powassan virus from a tick back in 2016.

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.

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? Powassan virus is a very rare tickborne ...

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 ...

More than a thousand people filled Greensboro’s First Presbyterian Church to honor Hagan, who died last week at 66 after a three-year battle with encephalitis, caused by Powassan virus.

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.

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.