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Tick paralysis
A loss of muscle function or sensation in humans or certain animals following the prolonged feeding of female ticks. Paralysis, of Landry's type, usually begins in the legs and spreads upward to involve the arms and other parts of the body. Evidence suggests that paralysis is due to a neurotoxin formed by the feeding ticks rather than the result of infection with microorganisms.
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