VPA-0102
QUESTION
Tick paralysis is associated with?
OPTIONS
(A) Ixodes spp
(B) Argas persicus
(C) Ornithodoros lahorensis
(D) All of these
ANSWER
(D) All of these
EXPLANATION
Tick paralysis is caused by neurotoxins produced by certain female ticks and is classically associated with several ixodid and argasid ticks; species of Ixodes and some Argas/Ornithodoros ticks can produce paralytic syndromes. Thus the listed tick groups can be associated with tick paralysis in veterinary contexts, making “all of these” the intended answer.
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