What are the symptoms of TBE?

In approximately two-thirds of patients infected with the European TBE virus, only an early (viremic) phase is experienced; symptoms are nonspecific and may include fever, malaise, anorexia, muscle aches, headache, nausea, and/or vomiting.

Which tick disease can lead to meningoencephalitis?

Tick-borne encephalitis, or TBE, is a human viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system. TBE is caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), a member of the family Flaviviridae, and was initially isolated in 1937.

Is TBE curable?

Medical TBE treatment There is no cure for TBE. As there are no medicines to combat the virus, treatment is limited to mitigating the symptoms. Drugs to reduce fever and relieve pain are mostly given.

How common is TBE?

So far, up to 40 out of 100,000 people living in such high-risk areas have developed TBE within a period of five years. In other words, the risk of getting TBE is very low, even in high-risk areas. Only about 0.1 to 5% of the ticks there have the TBE virus.

Are there any tick borne viruses that cause encephalitis?

The tick-borne encephalitis viruses all cause encephalitis in humans with the exception of Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus, which causes hemorrhagic fever in humans (as its name implies) in the absence of encephalitis.

What kind of disease is caused by a tick?

Tick-borne encephalitis, or TBE, is a human viral infectious disease involving the central nervous system.

How is PCR used to treat tick borne encephalitis?

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) method is rarely used, since TBE virus RNA is most often not present in patient sera or cerebrospinal fluid at the time of clinical symptoms. Prevention includes non-specific (tick-bite prevention, tick checks) and specific prophylaxis in the form of a vaccination.

How is the TBE virus transmitted from tick to human?

The TBE virus is transmitted by the bite of infected ticks. Humans may acquire infection by consumption of infected unpasteurised dairy products. The TBE virus is not directly transmitted from human to human, apart from the possibility of vertical transmission from an infected mother to the foetus.