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Tick Paralysis

Disease ID: disease_node_7426

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DbxrefGARD:7771, MESH:D013985, SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:74225001, UMLS_CUI:C0040197
SubclassofDOID_4109
Data SourceDOID, MESH
Mesh IdD013985
Mesh LabelTick Paralysis
Mesh SubclassofD013986
Doid Labeltick paralysis
Doid DescriptionA tick infestation that is characterized by an acute, ascending, flaccid motor paralysis, which is caused by the introduction of a neurotoxin into humans during attachment and feeding by the females of several tick species such as Dermacentor andersoni, Dermacentor variabilis, Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma maculatum, Ixodes scapularis, Ixodes pacificus, Ixodes holocyclus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Otobius megnini. The symptoms include local inflammation, edema and hemorrhage.
Has SymptomSYMP_0000032, SYMP_0000041, SYMP_0000538, SYMP_0000285
Disease Node Iddisease_node_7426
Doid IdDOID_11285
LabelTick Paralysis