OVERVIEW ON TICK BORNE DISEASES AND PARALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT | ||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||
| Article 8, Volume 51, Issue 1, April 2021, Pages 55-62 PDF (512.2 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.165939 | ||
| Authors | ||
| TOSSON A. MORSY1; TAREK SALLAM2; MAHMOUD A. H. FOUAD3 | ||
| 1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566 | ||
| 2Military Medical Academy, Cairo, 11291 | ||
| 3Department of Medical Para-sitology and Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Ticks are small arachnids of order Ixodida along with mites, they constitute subclass Acarina. Three families of ticks, 1- Nuttalliellidae comprises a single species, Nuttalliella namaqua, 2- Ixodidae, hard ticks and 3- Argasidae, soft ticks. Ixodidae are distinguished from the Argasidae by the presence of a scutum or hard shield. Ixodidae nymphs and adults both have a prominent capitulum (head) which projects forwards from the body; in the Argasidae, conversely, the capitulum is concealed beneath the body. Ticks transmit many infectious diseases to mammals including man, birds, and some reptiles and amphibians. Toxins of various ticks caused a disease known as tick paralysis, which can be confused with infectious and noninfectious conditions. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ticks; Tick paralysis; Egypt; Overview | ||
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