The disease should be strongly suspected when confronted by a bilateral ascending paralysis following a one week history of hiking in tick-infested grasslands or brush during the spring or summer.

Symptoms usually appear 3 to 16 days after a tick bite. The same ticks that carry Lyme Disease ... Symptoms are unsteady movement and gait (ataxia) and ascending paralysis starting in the lower ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

This video shows the symptoms of a Paralysis tick bite and the treatment we conducted to save our dog Scooter from suffering a horrible suffocating ending. As always, thanks for watching and thanks ...

followed by ascending flaccid paralysis. Recognition and timely removal of the tick usually leads to complete resolution of symptoms, whereas continued feeding can lead to respiratory arrest and ...