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Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host. It is usually found in a 20-kilometre wide band following the eastern coastline of Australia.
Tic. A tic is a sudden and repetitive motor movement or vocalization that is not rhythmic and involves discrete muscle groups. [1] [2] [3] It is typically brief, and may resemble a normal behavioral characteristic or gesture. [4] Tics can be invisible to the observer, such as abdominal tensing or toe crunching.
Ixodes pacificus. Ixodes ricinus. Ixodes scapularis. Ixodes uriae. Ixodes is a genus of hard-bodied ticks (family Ixodidae ). It includes important disease vectors of animals and humans ( tick-borne disease ), and some species (notably Ixodes holocyclus) inject toxins that can cause paralysis.
Ixodes ( Ixodes) scapularis Neumann, 1911. Ixodes scapularis is commonly known as the deer tick or black-legged tick (although some people reserve the latter term for Ixodes pacificus, which is found on the west coast of the US), and in some parts of the US as the bear tick. [2] It was also named Ixodes dammini until it was shown to be the same ...
Acarus americanus Linnaeus, 1758. Amblyomma americanum, also known as the lone star tick, the northeastern water tick, or the turkey tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico, that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, remaining attached to its host for as long as seven days until it is fully ...
Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly called the brown dog tick, kennel tick, [1] or pantropical dog tick, [1] is a species of tick found worldwide, but more commonly in warmer climates. This species is unusual among ticks in that its entire lifecycle can be completed indoors. [2]
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.
