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Tick-Borne Encephalitis (Encephalitis, Tick Borne) Summary

Description: 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)

Also Known As: Encephalitis, Tick Borne; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne; Central European Encephalitis; Encephalitis, Central European; Encephalitis, European Tick-Borne Show All >>

Networked: 595 relevant articles (13 outcomes, 49 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Tick-Borne Encephalitis

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Vaccines : 3 outcomes 7 studies in 61 results : IBA
  2. Immunoglobulins (Immunoglobulin) : 2 outcomes 2 studies in 24 results : IBA
  3. Interferons : 1 outcome 1 study in 10 results : IBA
  4. Probucol (Lorelco) : 1 outcome 1 study in 1 result : FDA 1
  5. Ribonucleases (Ribonuclease) : 1 outcome in 6 results : IBA
  6. Acaricides : 1 outcome in 4 results : IBA
  7. Interleukin-1beta (Interleukin 1 beta) : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  8. Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (Tumor Necrosis Factor) : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  9. Immunologic Factors (Immunomodulators) : 1 outcome in 3 results : IBA
  10. ridostin : 1 outcome in 2 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Tick-Borne Encephalitis

  1. Encephalomyelitis (Myeloencephalitis)
  2. Infection
  3. Yellow Fever
  4. Japanese Encephalitis
  5. Encephalitis (Encephalitis, Rasmussen)
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Key Therapies for Tick-Borne Encephalitis

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  1. Immunotherapy : 1 outcome in 3 results
  2. Transplantation (Transplant Recipients) : 1 outcome in 2 results
  3. Aftercare (After-Treatment) : 2 studies in 4 results
  4. Transplants (Transplant) : 2 results
  5. Thymectomy : 1 result
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