• Episode 17 - Paralysis Tick Toxicosis in Australia

  • Aug 5 2022
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

Episode 17 - Paralysis Tick Toxicosis in Australia

  • Summary

  • If you live on the Eastern coast of Australia, you will be very familiar with the paralysis tick, which causes 20,000 cases of envenomation a year. Paralysis ticks attach to and feed from both cats and cats, releasing a toxin that causes ascending flaccid paralysis causing progressive hemiparesis, respiratory failure and death. In this episode we review the latest research on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis, as well as new technologies coming down the pipeline.

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