Tick Toxicoses

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).

Also Known As:

Toxicoses, Tick

Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Disease Context: Research Results

Chemically-Induced Disorders: 2
- Poisoning: 39310
  - Bites and Stings: 11866
    - Tick Bites: 585
      - Tick Toxicoses: 1
        Tick Paralysis: 76

Experts

1.	Louw, Abraham I: 1 article (07/2003)
2.	Mans, Ben J: 1 article (07/2003)
3.	Neitz, Albert W H: 1 article (07/2003)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Tick Toxicoses:

1.	LipocalinsIBA 07/01/2003 - "The major tick salivary gland proteins and toxins from the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi, are part of the tick Lipocalin family: implications for the origins of tick toxicoses."
2.	Salivary Proteins and PeptidesIBA 07/01/2003 - "The major tick salivary gland proteins and toxins from the soft tick, Ornithodoros savignyi, are part of the tick Lipocalin family: implications for the origins of tick toxicoses."