‘I got Tourette’s syndrome after being bitten by a mosquito while on holiday in Thailand’

A DAD has told how he was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome after being bitten by a mosquito while on holiday in Thailand.

Ross Constable, 48, got the seemingly harmless bite on a 10-day family getaway to Phuket.

Man standing outside a house, holding an umbrella.

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Ross Constable contracted dengue fever while on holiday in ThailandCredit: Ross Constable/Instagram
Man holding framed owl artwork.

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The 48-year-old said he had found comfort in his work as an artistCredit: Ross Constable/Instagram

But, after arriving back home to Timperley, Greater Manchester, the secondary school art teacher began to fear something was more seriously awry.

He started to feel severely unwell, with extreme fatigue, body aches and a high fever.

The panicked dad-of-one decided to phone 111, and was advised to speak to a doctor, who told him he may have contracted a bug on his flight back from Thailand.

It wasn’t until weeks later…

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