There are many different kinds of ticks that attach to humans and animals. With a 5-year-old daughter she said was unable to walk and talk, a Mississippi mom urgently warned parents to check their ...

GRENADA, Miss. -- A Mississippi mom is urgently warning parents to be on the lookout for ticks after tick paralysis left her young daughter unable to walk. In a widely shared Facebook post, Jessica ...

LA GRANDE, Oregon (WTVD) -- Parents in Oregon had the scare of a lifetime after their young daughter was left temporarily paralyzed by a tick bite. On May 14, Amanda Lewis said her daughter, Evelyn, ...

Tick paralysis (TP), a response to the neurotoxic effects of the salivary secretions produced by attached hard ticks (Ixodidae), is a syndrome that mimics a large number of better known neurological ...

First and foremost, it is crucial to do all you can to avoid tick bites as this is the best defense against tick-borne diseases. To begin with, it is important to know where to expect ticks. Ticks ...

On June 6, Jessica Griffin wrote on Facebook that her 5-year-old daughter Kailyn woke up and couldn’t walk. “I was just thinking that her legs were asleep," said Jessica. It wasn't until Jessica ...

Exploring the dangers of a tick capable of causing paralysis in humans and animals.

The patient underwent extensive workup. All laboratory testing including CBC, CMP and Lyme titers were within normal limits. Neurology was consulted given the concern of possible Guillan-Barre ...