PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When they bite their victim, a protein in their saliva acts as an anticoagulant, which keeps their victim’s blood flowing while they feed. This anticoagulant contains the protein desmoteplase or DSPA, which was given the nickname Draculin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Saliva from the soft tick Ornithodoros moubata contains a serine protease inhibitor of FXa-tick anticoagulant peptide (TAP). TAP is a tight-binding specific FXa inhibitor that inhibits clotting of human plasma ex vivo [9].