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Tick Toxicoses
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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).
see note under TICKS
Examples
Tick Paralysis
Other names
Toxicoses, Tick