La garrapata como patógeno en sí mismoparálisis por garrapatas y lesiones locales
- Celia María Colás Aparicio 1
- Miriam Cuadrado Álvarez 1
- Ana Belén Izquierdo García 1
- Gemma Navarro Merodio 1
- Yolanda Paz Romero 1
- Consuelo Giménez Pardo dir. 1
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Universidad de Alcalá
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- Cuadros González, Juan (dir.)
- Guerrero Vidal, Laura (ed. lit.)
- María Isabel Gegúndez Cámara (dir.)
- Consuelo Giménez Pardo (dir.)
- María Rosario González Palacios (dir.)
- María Mateo Maestre (dir.)
- Lourdes Lledó García (dir.)
- Juan Romanyk (dir.)
Editorial: Editorial Universidad de Alcalá ; Universidad de Alcalá
ISBN: 9788417729981
Any de publicació: 2019
Pàgines: 149-156
Tipus: Capítol de llibre
Resum
Ticks parasite both humans and animals, producing symptoms by inoculating a neurotoxin present in their saliva. It consists of a bilateral ascending flaccid paralysis caused by the introduction of the neurotoxin during the attachment and feeding of the females of various tick species. The article analyses the different cases of tick paralysis in the New World (Washington), Old World (Turkey and British Colombia) and Australia. Lethargy occurs in all three groups. We found differences in fever, neurological alterations (motor and sensitivity), the area of involvement of the paralysis (limbs or facial) and the latency period of skin lesions. The importance of the removal of the tick is emphasized, except in Ixodes holocyclus, in which it implies a worsening of the prognosis.