Tick-borne encephalitis

Content

  • Cause of tick-borne encephalitis
  • The process of disease development
  • Signs of illness
  • Urgent care
  • Disease Prevention


  • Cause of tick-borne encephalitis

    Disease pathogen - a virus capable of surviving in
    ticks at low temperatures and high temperature sensitive.
    When boiling dies after 2 minutes. In milk and dairy products
    Save up to 2 months.

    The source of the virus are ticks in which it exists indefinitely, transmitting to the offspring.

    A person's infection is accomplished in the creation of a tick having a virus
    tick-borne encephalitis, or eating goat milk and
    Cows, TaTick-borne encephalitiskki infected with ticks.

    Spring-summer seasonality related to the period of the greatest tick activity.

    Ticks are common in the forest and forest-steppe of Russia from the far
    East to Western Borders. In recent years, the ubiquitous
    Growing the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis. 70% of the sick - urban
    Population using forests near cities.


    The process of disease development

    When the tick bite or through the gastrointestinal tract of the tick-borne virus
    Encephalitis enters the blood and penetrates the cells of the central nervous
    Systems, causing severe changes. The patient for others is not dangerous.

    Transferred disease leaves persistent immunity to the disease,
    However, some people have a virus preserved, causing chronic
    Forms of the disease.


    Signs

    Diseases

    Incubation
    The period lasts from 1 to 30 days. The disease begins suddenly with
    chills, rapid increase in body temperature up to 38-39 o s, strong
    Headache, pain in all body, breakdown, weakness, sleep disorders,
    nausea, sometimes vomiting. Face, sick eyes red. From 3-5 days of illness
    Development of the nervous system.


    Urgent care

    The patient must be urgently placed in an infectious hospital for intensive treatment.

    Having lost tick-borne encephalitis are under medical supervision
    Depending on the residual phenomena of the suffering disease.


    Disease Prevention

    To prevent the attack of the ticks, the use of protective clothing and
    repellents during the greatest tick activity.

    The most effective protection against tick-borne encephalitis is
    vaccination. Vaccination course consists of 3 vaccinations. The first two vaccinations
    It should be done in the cold season (from November of the month) and finish
    no later than 14 days before the start of the tick activity.

    When
    Singing a tick for its study on infection follows
    go to the infectious hospital. With a positive result
    Immunoglobulin against tickry injected injured
    Encephalitis. His introduction is most effective within 1 day after
    Singing a tick, after 4 days it is not carried out.

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