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A 5-week-old baby in Boston is fighting for her life after a tick bite.

The baby , Lily Sisco, was bitten while on a walk with her family on Martha’s Vineyard, her mother, Tiffany Sisco, told local news outlets.

After returning from the walk, Sisco told WCVB Channel 5 Boston, "I found this tiny, tiny, tiny, the teeniest [tick] on her ankle."

"I picked it off, and like, a week later, she started getting a fever of 102."

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The Siscos brought baby Lily to the emergency room, and she was then flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for advanced care , according to a GoFundMe page set up for the family.

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