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Si bien la mayoría de las garrapatas no son portadoras de enfermedades, algunas pueden causar:
Se debe estar atento a los síntomas de estas enfermedades en las semanas siguientes a la picadura de este animal:
Asimismo, se debe prestar atención a una mancha roja o brote que se inicie en el lugar de la picadura.
La garrapata en sí puede provocar parálisis en los humanos (llamada parálisis por garrapatas).
Los síntomas abarcan:
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