Tick Bites

Symptoms A tick bite is usually harmless. A local allergic skin reaction with itching may develop within hours to two days after the bite. Rarely, a dangerous anaphylaxis is possible. The transmission of infectious diseases during the tick bite is problematic. Two diseases are of particular importance: 1. Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused … Tick Bites

West Nile Virus

Symptoms The majority of patients (approximately 80%) are asymptomatic or develop only mild symptoms. Approximately 20% experience flu-like symptoms (West Nile fever) such as fever, headache, feeling sick, nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, and skin rashes. Other symptoms such as conjunctivitis, hepatitis, movement disorders or confusion are possible. Less than 1% develop neuroinvasive disease with meningitis, … West Nile Virus

Lyme Diseases: Causes and Treatment

Symptoms The disease has traditionally been divided into 3 stages, which, however, cannot be clearly distinguished from each other and do not require patients to pass through them obligatorily and sequentially. The staging has therefore been abandoned by some experts in favor of an early and late phase or organ-based classification. Borrelia initially infect the … Lyme Diseases: Causes and Treatment

TBE

Symptoms Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE) is asymptomatic in about 70-90% of cases. It is characterized by its biphasic course. In the early phase, which lasts 4-6 days, there are flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, aching limbs, nausea and vomiting. Neurological symptoms such as visual disturbances may also occasionally occur. This is followed by a … TBE

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine for Disease Prevention

Products TBE vaccine is commercially available as an injection suspension for adults and children (Encepur N, Encepur N Children, TBE-Immune CC, TBE-Immune Junior) and must be stored in a refrigerator. The vaccine has been licensed in many countries since 1979. Ingredients The vaccine contains TBE viruses of strain Karlsruhe K23 or Neudörfl (a locality in … Tick-Borne Encephalitis Vaccine for Disease Prevention

Healthy Hiking

Hiking pharmacy You can find our hiking pharmacy checklist here: Hiking Pharmacy Selection of possible ailments Blisters on the feet: Blisters on the feet are caused by shear forces, which leads to the formation of a space in the prickle cell layer of the skin. This becomes filled with tissue fluid. Risk factors include heat, … Healthy Hiking

Vaccines

Products Vaccines are mainly sold as injectables. Some are also taken perorally as oral vaccines, for example, in the form of capsules (typhoid vaccine) or as a suspension for oral administration (rotavirus). Monopreparations and combination preparations are commercially available. Vaccines, with few exceptions, are stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of 2 to 8 … Vaccines

Store Cool

Background Medicines are usually stored at room temperature between 15 to 25 °C (sometimes up to 30 °C). However, for relatively many drugs, storage in the refrigerator at a temperature between 2 to 8 °C is mandatory. Why? At a low temperature, the molecular movement and reactivity of the compounds is reduced, germ growth is … Store Cool

Dengue

Symptoms Uncomplicated dengue fever manifests as sudden onset and high fever that lasts for about 2-7 days. It is accompanied by headache, pain behind the eyes, nausea, nodular-spotted rash, and muscle and joint pain. Other symptoms include flushing, itching, sensory disturbances, bleeding, and petechiae. A symptomless or mild course is also possible. The infection is … Dengue

Early summer meningoencephalitis (FSME)

Synonyms in a broader sense Early summer meningo-encephalitis, encephalitis, tick Tick bite Please also note our suitable topic: Tick bite Definition The TBE virus is transmitted by ticks just like borelliosis. The TBE virus occurs particularly in southern Germany, but recently it has been spreading increasingly northwards. Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE) is an inflammation of … Early summer meningoencephalitis (FSME)