Tick-borne encephalitis

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Tick-borne encephalitis

Synonyms: TBE

An infectious disease characterized by central nervous system (CNS) involvement caused by the TBE virus (TBEV) and transmitted to humans principally by the bite of ticks from the Ixodes genus. The symptomatology is often biphasic with the initial phase being associated with a nonspecific febrile illness and the second phase with meningitis meningoencephalitis or meningoencephalomyelitis.

Data from Orphanet are used to provide information on a disease's name, synonym(s), and overview.

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Orphadata: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Available on http://www.orphadata.org. Data version March 2024

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Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome Advocacy Association

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