In humans, the first confirmed death caused by tick poisoning was reported by Cleland in 1912, when a large, engorged tick caused flaccid paralysis progressing to asphyxiation in a child.
TP is a sporadic, seasonal, rural disorder in which acute ataxia often develops five to six days following a history of walking in grass or low brush, followed by ascending flaccid paralysis.
Mumbai reports its first Guillain-Barré Syndrome case in a 64-year-old woman. This rare nerve disorder causes the immune system to attack peripheral nerves, leading to muscle weakness and loss of ...