Work-Related Diseases
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Tick paralysis
Occupational Disease Tick paralysis
Tick paralysis Category Acute Poison
Tick paralysis Severity
Acute-Moderate
Tick paralysis Synonyms
LCM; Benign lymphocytic meningitis; Serous lymphocytic meningitis
Information on Tick paralysis Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
"Ascending paralysis that occurs when toxin-secreting Ixodidae (hard) ticks remain attached for several days. . . . Tick paralysis is rapidly reversible on removal of the tick (or ticks) and may require only symptomatic treatment." [Merck Manual, p. 2652]
Tick paralysis Latency
8-13 days
Tick paralysis References
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10585792&dopt=Abstract