"Doctors there told Dillon and Stephanie that Collin would have had a cardiac arrest had he arrived 30 minutes later. A team of neurologists and infectious disease doctors examined Collin and found a tick behind his ear. Soon after the tick was removed, Collin began to regain his mobility. Now, his parents have a hard time keeping the rambunctious 3-year-old still."
Tick paralysis--another serious condition that can result from a tick bite. (It's not caused by a bacterium like Lyme. Rather the tick injects a neurotoxin. Bad news either way.)
