A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the invasive Asian longhorned tick has been detected ... have reported that the Kansas cattle infected with Theileria ...
The tick carries an anemia- causing parasite that preys on cattle blood cells and spreads bovine babesiosis, which causes fever, paralysis and often leads to death if left untreated. Until last year, ...
engorged tick caused flaccid paralysis progressing to asphyxiation in a child. By 1921, Dodd had established a definitive link between an engorged tick and clinical disease in 3 dogs, and showed ...
Two people with paralysis in their hands were able to temporarily regain their sense of touch and feel the shape of objects, thanks to electrical brain stimulation. The approach could one day help ...
Permanent paralysis can result. In other cases, schistosomiasis can affect the brain, leading to epilepsy or elevated intracranial pressure. Because these worms can live in the body for years, with ...