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[The prevention of tick-borne encephalitis (author's transl)]. 1976

F Reinhardt

Tick-borne encephalitis is one of the most frequently-encountered virus diseases of the central nervous system in Europe. Hence, prophylactic measures for the prevention of tick-borne encephalitis are of particular importance, especially since it is virtually impossible to influence the course of the manifest disease by means of current therapeutic procedures. Moreover, complications (paralysis and other sequelae) are frequent. A recently-developed vaccine (killed virus) is capable of providing easy and long-lasting protection for a large part of the population. The safety and efficacy of the vaccine was proved in 30,000 persons who were vaccinated in a field trial. Wide-scale implementation may be recommended mainly for persons under regular exposure, but also for the protection of people remaining in an endemic area for a short time only. However, if immediate protection of non-immunised persons is required, i.e. persons who discover ticks on their body or who show the presumptive signs of an existing virus infection, passive immunisation with tick-borne encephalitis immune globulin is recommended.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007112	Immunity, Maternally-Acquired	Resistance to a disease-causing agent induced by the introduction of maternal immunity into the fetus by transplacental transfer or into the neonate through colostrum and milk.	Fetal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired,Maternally-Acquired Immunity,Neonatal Immunity, Maternally-Acquired,Immunity, Maternally Acquired,Fetal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired,Fetal Immunity, Maternally Acquired,Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Fetal,Immunity, Maternally-Acquired Neonatal,Maternally Acquired Immunities,Maternally Acquired Immunity,Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunities,Maternally-Acquired Fetal Immunity,Maternally-Acquired Immunities,Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunities,Maternally-Acquired Neonatal Immunity,Neonatal Immunities, Maternally-Acquired,Neonatal Immunity, Maternally Acquired
D007136	Immunoglobulins	Multi-subunit proteins which function in IMMUNITY. They are produced by B LYMPHOCYTES from the IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENES. They are comprised of two heavy (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) and two light chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) with additional ancillary polypeptide chains depending on their isoforms. The variety of isoforms include monomeric or polymeric forms, and transmembrane forms (B-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS) or secreted forms (ANTIBODIES). They are divided by the amino acid sequence of their heavy chains into five classes (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M) and various subclasses.	Globulins, Immune,Immune Globulin,Immune Globulins,Immunoglobulin,Globulin, Immune
D004669	Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne	A subgroup of the genus FLAVIVIRUS that causes encephalitis and hemorrhagic fevers and is found in eastern and western Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is transmitted by TICKS and there is an associated milk-borne transmission from viremic cattle, goats, and sheep.	Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Omsk,Kyasanur Forest disease virus,Langat virus,Louping ill virus,Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus,Powassan virus,Al-Khurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus,Al-Khurma virus,Al-Khurma virus (ALKV),Alkhurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus,Alkhurma virus,Alkhurma virus (ALKV),Encephalitis Virus, Tick-Borne,Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus,Tick-Borne Encephalitis Viruses,Viruses, Tick-Borne Encephalitis,Al Khurma Hemorrhagic Fever Virus,Al Khurma virus,Al Khurma virus (ALKV),Encephalitis Virus, Tick Borne,Encephalitis Viruses, Tick Borne,Louping ill viruses,Tick Borne Encephalitis Virus,Tick Borne Encephalitis Viruses
D004675	Encephalitis, Tick-Borne	Encephalitis caused by neurotropic viruses that are transmitted via the bite of TICKS. In Europe, the diseases are caused by ENCEPHALITIS VIRUSES, TICK-BORNE, which give rise to Russian spring-summer encephalitis, central European encephalitis, louping ill encephalitis, and related disorders. Powassan encephalitis occurs in North America and Russia and is caused by the Powassan virus. ASEPTIC MENINGITIS and rarely encephalitis may complicate COLORADO TICK FEVER which is endemic to mountainous regions of the western United States. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp14-5)	Far Eastern Russian Encephalitis,Powassan Encephalitis,Central European Encephalitis,Encephalitis, Central European,Encephalitis, European Tick-Borne,Encephalitis, Far Eastern Russian,Encephalitis, Louping Ill,Encephalitis, Russian Spring-Summer,European Tick-Borne Encephalitis,Louping Ill Encephalitis,Powassan Virus Disease,Russian Spring-Summer Encephalitis,Tick-Borne Encephalitis,Disease, Powassan Virus,Encephalitis, European Tick Borne,Encephalitis, Powassan,Encephalitis, Russian Spring Summer,Encephalitis, Tick Borne,European Tick Borne Encephalitis,Powassan Encephalitides,Powassan Virus Diseases,Russian Spring Summer Encephalitis,Spring-Summer Encephalitis, Russian,Tick Borne Encephalitis,Tick-Borne Encephalitis, European,Virus Disease, Powassan,Virus Diseases, Powassan
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000914	Antibodies, Viral	Immunoglobulins produced in response to VIRAL ANTIGENS.	Viral Antibodies
D000917	Antibody Formation	The production of ANTIBODIES by proliferating and differentiated B-LYMPHOCYTES under stimulation by ANTIGENS.	Antibody Production,Antibody Response,Antibody Responses,Formation, Antibody,Production, Antibody,Response, Antibody,Responses, Antibody
D001317	Austria	A country located in Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia. The capital is Vienna.
D012621	Seasons	Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)	Seasonal Variation,Season,Seasonal Variations,Variation, Seasonal,Variations, Seasonal