Tick - Borne Diseases

Tick-borne diseases. Content. Introduction. Ticks. Lyme Disease. The symptoms of Lyme disease. The symptoms of Lyme disease (II). The symptoms of Lyme disease (III). Treatment. Prevention. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)(II). Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE)(III). Management. Prognosis. Prevention. Task 1. True or false. Conclusion. The sources of literature.

Introduction Lyme Disease Tick-borne encephalitis Prevention Quiz Conclusion.

There is no specific drug therapy for TBE. Hospital supportive care based on syndrome severity. Antipyretics, analgesia, maintenance of fluid-electrolyte balance.

In general, mortality is around: 1-2% for the European form. 20-40% for the Far Eastern form. 2-3% for the Siberian form.

Tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease are the most dangerous tick-borne diseases. Everyone should pay attention to symptoms and prevention, otherwise it can lead to long-term problems, that could torment you for the rest of your life.