Tick Toxicoses
| Definition: |
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). |
| Notes: |
see note under TICKS |
| Previously Indexed: |
Ticks (1966-1967) |
Tick Toxicoses Categories.
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Tick Paralysis - Paralysis caused by a neurotropic toxin secreted by the salivary glands of ticks. |
Tick Toxicoses Definitions and Terms
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