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Ixodes holocyclus

Ixodes holocyclus, commonly known as the Australian paralysis tick, is one of about 75 species in the Australian tick fauna and is considered the most medically important. It can cause paralysis by injecting neurotoxins into its host. It is usually found in a 20-kilometre wide band following the eastern coastline of Australia. Within that range, Ixodes…

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Early scientific history

Anatomy, life cycle and behavior

Feeding process

Tick bites

Allergy

Tick paralysis

Tick removal

Zoonotic infections

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Ixodes holocyclus

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Ixodes holocyclus

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related to Lyme-like spirochaetal disease in Australia · 22
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related to Spotted fevers · 22
Ixodes holocyclus → As, Australia, Australian, But, Fever, Flinders Island, In, Infections, It, Ixodes, Lyme-like, Often, Other, PCR, Queensland, Rickettsia, Sometimes, Spotted, The, This
related to overview · 16
Ixodes holocyclus → Allergic, Certain, Domestic, Female, Humans, Ixodes, Larvae, Male, Native, Nymphs, That, The, Tick, Ticks, To, When
related to Distribution and habitat · 14
Ixodes holocyclus → Australia, Bunya Mountains, Cooktown, In, Ixodes, Lakes Entrance, Lower Blue Mountains, Melbourne, New South Wales, Queensland, The, There, This, Victoria
related to Engorgement · 12
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related to Feeding process · 10
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related to Toxins · 9
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related to Pets · 8
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related to Larva · 7
Ixodes holocyclus → It, IV, Ixodes, Larvae, Over, The, Under
related to Nymph · 7
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Ixodes holocycluscausesa failure of secretion of neurotransmitter acetylcholine at neuromuscular junctions0.90text
Ixodes holocyclusis atick most frequently encountered by humans and their pets0.90text
Ixodes holocyclusis adeep feeder with a long hypostome0.90text
wet sclerophyll forestinstance ofparticularly areas of high rainfall0.80text
temperate rainforestinstance ofparticularly areas of high rainfall0.80text
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branch litterinstance ofinto moist vegetation0.80text
under the bark of treesinstance ofinto moist vegetation0.80text
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or in foliage near the tips of branchesinstance ofinto moist vegetation0.80text
the Bunya Mountains of Queenslandinstance ofparticularly in areas of moist escarpments and ranges0.80text
the Lower Blue Mountains of New South Wales.The distribution map gives only an approximation of the tick's distribution as the situation is not staticinstance ofparticularly in areas of moist escarpments and ranges0.80text

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