Klíšťová encefalitida – choroba s variabilní závažností
| Title in English | Tick-borne encephalitis – a disease with variable outcome |
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| Year of publication | 2017 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Interní medicína pro praxi |
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| Field | Epidemiology, infectious diseases and clinical immunology |
| Keywords | tick-borne encephalitis; complications; consequences; prevention |
| Description | A tick is one of the most important vectors of infectious diseases worldwide. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of them. The Czech Republic belongs among countries with the highest occurrence of the disease. Clinical presentation and relevance are variable – from asymptomatic or abortive forms to classical neurological manifestation such as meningitis, encephalitis, meningoencephalomyelitis even death. Complications are more often seen in elderly people and consequences of the disease (post-encephalitic syndrome, palsies) can be permanent. Specific treatment still does not exist and vaccination is the only effective protection against TBE. |