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Parasites
“
There was that billionaire in Manhattan got attacked by birds. The spider bites out in the Hamptons. And some guy in Texas was just eaten by feral hogs."
"Mother Nature's gone serial killer," his colleague quipped.
It sounded to Brigid like nature had finally gotten around to addressing a parasite problem. But for once, she held her tongue.
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― The Women of Wild Hill
― The Women of Wild Hill
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Dr.Costa then offered important clues to differentiate the syndrome from polio. in tick paralysis there is no fever, the spinal fluod is normal, the knee jerk and other reflexes are lost early, the patient is passive and apathetic, and, of course, the child has had a recent tick bite, or an attached tick is found.
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― Bitten: True Medical Stories of Bites and Stings
― Bitten: True Medical Stories of Bites and Stings
