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Tim Kaine: “It turned out that this tick very close to home had bitten…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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'She Was A Great Senator': Tim Kaine Honors Kay Hagan With Bill Named In Her Memory

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

And everybody thought she must have gotten something in Africa. So they ran all kinds of tests on Kay and they couldn't find out what was wrong with her. And It turned out that this tick very close to home had bitten her and she got Poassin virus. So, you know, we're all familiar with Lyme disease, rocky mounted spot and fever. I don't know what the one is that confers the allergy to red meat. (00:38–00:45)

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Asserts that Kay Hagan was bitten by a tick near her home and contracted Poassin virus.

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