tick borne encephalitis

Tick-borne encephalitis (spring-summer encephalitis) - natural focal acute infectious disease characterized by fever, intoxication and defeat of the nervous system, leading to the development of paralysis.
Cause. The causative agent - a virus that can survive in ticks at low temperatures and is sensitive to high temperatures. Boiling kills 2 minutes. In the milk and milk products is maintained up to 2 months.
The source of the virus are mites, in which it exists indefinitely, handed down to posterity.
Human infection with the tick suction proiskhoit having the virus encephalitis, or eating raw milk of goats and cows, as infected ticks.
Typical spring-summer season, connected with the period of greatest activity of ticks.
Ticks are common in the forest and steppe part of Russia from the Far East to the western border. In recent years, the widespread increase in the incidence of tick-borne encephalitis. 70% of cases - the urban population using forests for recreation near cities.
The process of developing the disease. When the tick bite or through the gastrointestinal tract encephalitis virus enters the bloodstream and enters the central nervous system cells, causing them to severe changes.
The patient to others is not dangerous.
An illness leaves persistent immunity to the disease, but in some people the virus persists, causing chronic form of the disease.
Signs. The incubation period lasts from 1 to 30 days. The disease begins abruptly with chills, a rapid rise in body temperature to 38-39 ° C, severe headache, body aches, weakness, weakness, sleep disturbances, nausea, sometimes vomiting. Face, eyes red patient. With 3-5 days of illness develop nerve damage.
Urgent care. The patient should be immediately placed in an infectious diseases hospital for intensive treatment.
Clinical examination. Been ill with tick-borne encephalitis are under medical supervision, depending on the residual effects of this illness.
Prevention of disease. Protection from ticks attack through the use of protective clothing and repellents as well as for the prevention of tick-borne borellioza. The use of boiled or pasteurized milk.
The most effective protection against tick-borne encephalitis is vaccination. vaccination course consists of three vaccinations. The first two vaccinations should be carried out during the cold season (from November) and end no later than 14 days before the start of activity of ticks.
In the case of sucking mite for his research on the infection should consult the infectious diseases hospital. With a positive result of the investigation the victim is injected immunoglobulin against tick-borne encephalitis. Its introduction is most effective within 1 day after tick bites in 4 days it is not carried out.
Currently, the firm Asfarma (Russia) Jodantipyrin established drug for the prevention of tick-borne encephalitis. Available in tablets of 0.1 g in packs of 10 and 50 units.
To prevent infection of tick-borne encephalitis Jodantipyrin take:
to visit places associated with the possible sucking ticks on 2 tab. 3 times a day for two days;
during the entire period of stay in areas associated with the possible sucking ticks on 2 tab. 1 per day;
in the case of tick suction immediately after 3 tab. 3 times a day for 2 days, followed by 2 pi. 3 times a day for the next two days, followed by 1 tablet. 3 times a day for the next five days.
The combined use of Jodantipyrin and protivokleschevye immunoglobulin is not recommended. Jodantipyrin is contraindicated in persons with elevated thyroid function and increased sensitivity to iodine.