Problem

Tick paralysis

Nature:

Tick paralysis is a type of paralysis caused by specific types of attached ticks. Unlike tick-borne diseases caused by infectious organisms, the illness is caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick's salivary gland. After prolonged attachment, the engorged tick transmits the toxin to its host. The incidence of tick paralysis is unknown. Patients can experience severe respiratory distress (similar to anaphylaxis).

Values:
Paralysis
Subject(s):
Invertebrates Insects
Medicine Locomotive, integumentary system
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
01.01.2000 – 00:00 CET