Tick trivia: A clinical quiz, answer 2B

April 1, 2010

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2) B–Incorrect.

Tick paralysis is a potentially fatal disease if the tick is not identified and removed. However, in North America, the clinical effects of tick paralysis only persist for as long as the feeding tick is attached.9

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