What are they - signs of a bite of an encephalitis tick?

Tick-borne encephalitis is a very dangerous disease of an infectious nature that affects the gray matter of the cranium - the brain. Because it is an infection, the causative agent is the tick-borne encephalitis virus. In the human body, it enters through the bite of an ixodid mite. It is interesting that the mite does not become infected, but "protects" the disease for mammals: predators, rodents, insectivores and, of course, humans. In this article, we learn about what are the signs of a bite of an encephalitic tick, and also talk about rehabilitation after such a bite.

Careful, ticks!

When summer comes and the season of holidays comes, each person simply needs to think about their own safety, because the mites do not sleep! Together with the warm sun they go out on the "warpath" against the man. If an ordinary tick is a clear cause of inflammation and suppuration of the skin, then encephalitis is generally a mortal danger! The fact that his bite leads to paralysis of certain limbs, to the defeat of gray matter and even to death. The symptoms of a bite of an encephalitis tick differ markedly from those of its usual fellow. In order not to get trapped, you need to know them and be able to distinguish. This and do.

Signs of a bite of an encephalitis tick:

1. At first, a person suddenly experiences a sudden chill. Then it is replaced very quickly by high body temperature (38-40 degrees). Remember that the first signs of a bite of an encephalitis tick are very similar to the symptoms of influenza.
2. The next stage is severe headaches, nausea or vomiting. At this stage, these symptoms can be confused with food poisoning.
3. After a while, headaches are replaced by an ache in bones and joints (as with arthrosis and arthritis). The person's breathing becomes difficult, the motor activity becomes limited, the face and skin near the bite place noticeably redden.
4. Then the virus begins to slowly destroy the human brain. If no measures are taken in time, the consequences will undoubtedly be irreversible.

What should I do if a tick bites you?

It is clear that the arachnid does not say whether it is contagious or not. Wait, when the primary signs of a bite of an encephalitic tick begin to appear just to accurately determine it, in no event be impossible! There can be only one recommendation: if you find yourself (or your friend) tick, immediately consult a doctor! It is the doctor who will be able to correctly remove the parasite, determine its variety, investigate it and, if necessary, prescribe to you a timely treatment.

Treatment after a bite of an encephalitis tick

As such, antiviral treatment has not yet been invented. The current therapy is to eliminate all the major pathological processes of this disease. In any case, the victim immediately hospitalized in a hospital. Therapy is performed with the use of glucocorticosteroids, as well as other symptomatic drugs.

The prognosis will depend on the time of contact with the doctor, the nature of the disease and the physical condition of the patient himself at the time of encephalitis infection.