Swanton mom cautions parents after baby gets sick from touching tussock moth cocoon [Video]

rises, and gusty winds. Showers remain possible heading into the weekend while temperatures remain at, or slightly above, seasonal averages. SCARY MOMENTS FOR A SWANTON FAMILY AFTER THEIR ONE YEAR OLD HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO TOUCHING A MOTH COCOON. WE SPOKE WITH AN EXPERT AND THE BOY’S MOM. WHO ARE NOW WARNING OTHER FAMILIES OF WHAT THEY WENT THROUGH. COOPERS MOM, COURTNEY SMYTHE, SAYS IT ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY SHE DIDN’T KNOW HE HAD GRABBED THE TUSSOCK MOTH COCOON… UNTIL HE STARTED SCREAMING AND CRYING WHILE PLAYING IN THEIR LIVING ROOM. SMYTHE FOUND FIBERS FROM THE COCOON STUCK TO COOPERS HAND, WHICH SHE COULDN’T REMOVE HERSELF. DOCTORS TREATED HIM WITH TYLENOL, BUT BY SATURDAY, COOPERS SYMPTOMS WORSENED-A 104 DEGREE FEVER, LETHARGIC, AND LOSS OF APPETITE. WE SPOKE WITH A UVM EXTENSION RESEARCH ENTOMOLOGIST… WHO SAYS COOPERS BABY SKIN COULD EXPLAIN HIS SEVERE REACTION TO THE COCOON. SMYTHE WANTS OTHER …