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Tick paralysis
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Tick paralysis is a type of paralysis caused by specific types of ticks reported mostly from the Americas, Asia, and Australia. Unlike other tick-borne diseases, 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, causing an ascending...

Instance of
Infectious disease
class of disease
Subclass of
Tick infestation
rare skin disease
infectious disease of the nervous system
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