Doctor's diagnosed the five-year-old girl with a rare disease known as 'tick paralysis'
A five-year-old girl from Ohio was left paralyzed and unable to swallow on her own after being bitten by ticks, according to reports.
When the pair arrived, doctors were initially unable to diagnose her. But the mother subsequently found two dog ticks on her head and behind her ear. Doctors placed the girl in an incubator because she was unable to swallow on her own and was choking on her saliva. At one point, her lungs almost stopped working.After diagnosing the girl with tick paralysis, doctors removed the bugs and her condition quickly began to improve. She was later released from hospital and is expected to make a full recovery at home.
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