And this is not some exotic disease from Africa. We are talking about an ordinary encephalitis – a disease that develops after a tick bite.
According to Vladimir Neronov, a leading infectious disease specialist at the Roitberg clinic, encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain caused by a viral or bacterial infection.
It may be a specific disease such as tick-borne viral encephalitis, or it may be nonspecific when encephalitis develops as a complication of other diseases such as influenza, rubella, measles or mumps.
Among the symptoms of encephalitis, the specialist chose severe headaches, nausea, vomiting, weakness, photophobia and impaired consciousness. However, in the most severe cases, the disease can lead to coma and even death.
If treatment is not started on time, consequences such as memory and coordination disorders, epilepsy can be extremely serious. In the treatment of the disease, first of all, it is important to deal with the cause of its development.
Source: Ferra
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