Caused by neurotoxin produced by certain<unk> s (e.g. Ixodes holocyclus) in the US and Australia
Most cases reported in children
Paralysis results from the neurotoxin “ixobotoxin,” which inhibits the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction and autonomic ganglia, very similar to botulinum toxin.
Tick paralysis
Babesiosis
Rucksack paralysis
Colorado tick fever
Meralgia paresthetica
Ehrlichiosis
Myositis 
Heartland virus