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Tick Paralysis

Aka: Tick Paralysis, Tick Toxicosis
  1. See Also
    1. Vector Borne Disease
    2. Prevention of Tick-borne Infection
    3. Tick Removal
  2. Epidemiology
    1. Northwest United States
    2. Peak onset in spring: April to June
  3. Etiology
    1. Neurotoxin secretion during tick attachment or feeding
    2. Occurs with Female ticks of several species
  4. Symptoms and Signs
    1. Acute ascending flaccid paralysis
      1. Onset 2-3 days after tick bite
    2. Neurologic progression
      1. Difficulty walking or standing
      2. Ataxia
      3. Absent Deep Tendon Reflexes
      4. Drooling
      5. Tachypnea
  5. Management
    1. Removal of tick is curative
  6. Prevention
    1. See Prevention of Vector-borne Infection
  7. Prognosis: Unrecognized infection (tick not removed)
    1. Progresses to respiratory failure and death

Tick Toxicoses (C0040198)

Definition (MSH) Toxicoses caused by toxic substances secreted by the salivary glands of ticks; include tick paralysis (neurotropic toxin), sweating sickness (dermotropic toxin), and Rhipicephalus appendiculatus toxicosis (leukotropic toxin).
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D013986
English Tick Toxicoses, Toxicoses, Tick, Tick Toxicoses [Disease/Finding]
Swedish Fästingtoxikoser
Czech klíšťové toxikózy
Finnish Punkkitoksikoosit
Russian KLESHCHEVYE TOKSIKOZY, КЛЕЩЕВЫЕ ТОКСИКОЗЫ
Polish Zatrucie jadem kleszczowym
German Zeckentoxikosen
Italian Tossicosi da zecca
Dutch Tekenbeet, toxicose ten gevolge van, Toxicose ten gevolge van tekenbeet
Portuguese Toxicose por Carrapato
French Accident toxique dû aux tiques, Accidents toxiques dus aux tiques, Toxicoses par piqûres de tiques
Spanish Toxicosis por Garrapatas
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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