What causes tick-borne encephalitis virus?
Tickborne encephalitis is a disease caused by a virus. The virus spreads to people in a few ways: Bite from an infected tick. Eating or drinking unpasteurized dairy products (milk and cheese) from infected goats, sheep, or cows.
Can you recover from tick-borne encephalitis?
Most patients with TBE encephalitis will recover but up to one third will suffer long-term complications of the disease. There is no specific treatment for TBE once you are infected but there is an effective vaccine that prevents infection.
What diseases may be used for differential diagnosis of tick borne encephalitis?
Differentiating between tick-borne encephalitis and other tick-borne diseases
| Disease | Symptoms |
|---|---|
| Bacterial Infection | |
| Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) | Flu-like illness, fatigue, fever, arthritis, neuroborreliosis, cranial nerve palsy, carditis and erythema migrans. |
In what forms of tick borne encephalitis is the most severe course observed?
Meningitis and encephalitis are the most frequent clinical forms of TBE. Meningitis typically manifests with high fever, headache, nausea and vomiting; many patients have photophobia, and some vertigo. Meningeal signs are present in most of patients.
What is the most common type of encephalitis?
The most common causes of viral encephalitis are herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella zoster virus and enteroviruses, which cause gastrointestinal illness. Encephalitis can also result from certain viruses carried by mosquitoes, ticks and other insects or animals such as: West Nile virus.
How does encephalitis affect the body?
Encephalitis often causes only mild flu-like signs and symptoms — such as a fever or headache — or no symptoms at all. Sometimes the flu-like symptoms are more severe. Encephalitis can also cause confused thinking, seizures, or problems with movement or with senses such as sight or hearing.
How common is viral encephalitis?
Encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain tissue, is rare, affecting about one in 200,000 people each year in the U.S. When it strikes, it can be very serious, causing personality changes, seizures, weakness, and other symptoms depending on the part of the brain affected.