問題詳情

82 下列何者之唾液含有神經毒素,在吸食宿主血液時,會造成宿主之運動神經麻痺?
(A)體蝨(body louse)
(B)臭蟲(bedbug)
(C)舌蠅(tsetse fly)
(D)蜱(tick)

參考答案

答案:D
難度:適中0.533333
統計:A(1),B(2),C(3),D(8),E(0)

用户評論

Chris】評論

Tick paralysis is the only tick-borne disease that is not caused by an infectious organism. The illness is caused by a neurotoxin produced in the tick's salivary gland. After prolonged attachment, the engorged tick transmits the toxin to its host. The incidence of tick paralysis is unknown. Patients can experience severe respiratory distress (similar to anaphylaxis).reference:Gothe R, Kunze K, Hoogstraal H (1979). "The mechanisms of pathogenicity in the tick paralyses". J Med Entomol. 16 (5): 357–69...