This pathology is a focal infection that negatively affects the organs of the central nervous system and causes paralysis of limbs and other dangerous diseases. Discovered during the signs of encephalitis after a tick bite will help in the shortest possible time to begin treatment, which will prevent the development of pathological processes.
Signs of tick-borne encephalitis in humans
Externally, the pathology itself does not express itself, therefore, it is not worth looking for symptoms in the appearance of a bite, itching or other sensations. Often the disease manifests itself as a psychological complex of symptoms.
The incubation period lasts from eight to twenty days. One day after infection, the first signs of tick-borne encephalitis may appear. The infection process can have a different duration. It all depends on what type of virus the body has damaged. Now there are cases of rapid development of the disease, in which the patient falls into a coma and dies because of paralysis of the respiratory system.
At the initial stages, the ailment is accompanied by such occurrences:
- heat;
- muscle weakness;
- aches in the body;
- photophobia;
- vomiting;
- excessive sweating;
- deterioration of appetite;
- nausea;
- Strong headache.
In the case of a bite in the head, the incubation period is halved. If the treatment is not started in time, the intensity of the disease will increase.
The manifestation of encephalitis after a tick bite
There are several varieties of encephalitis, which are distinguished by the characteristic symptoms manifested in humans.
Feverish form
Is the easiest. Its main manifestations are:
- malaise of the whole body;
- increase in temperature (for five days);
- a sense of weakness;
- a violation of appetite.
In the future, complications of this form of the disease is not observed.
Meningeal form
In addition to the syndrome of intoxication , it is also accompanied by meningal symptoms. Patients are observed:
- impaired consciousness;
- severe vomiting;
- deterioration of reflex activity.
When analyzing the cerebrospinal fluid, leukocytosis with a pleocyte content is detected. The consequence of the ailment is periodic headaches.
Poliomyelitis and radiculitis
With radiculitis and poliomyelitis, which manifest almost the same, they are accompanied by a lesion of the muscles of the chest and neck. The most obvious symptoms are:
- joint pain;
- paralysis and paresthesia of small muscle fibers.
The consequence of this form is often muscle atrophy and impaired motor activity of damaged areas.
Encephalitis form
It is the most severely flowing form of the disease, during which the membranes of the brain are affected. Signs of tick-borne encephalitis develop very quickly. These include:
- paralysis of legs and hands;
- coma;
- hallucinations;
- confusion of consciousness;
- disorientation;
- slowness of movements;
- vomiting a fountain.
Signs of consequences of a bite of an encephalitis tick
Some complications, formed in the course of illness, can remind oneself throughout life. Improper removal of the mite causes injuries to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. A consequence of this can become suppuration, infection and an abscess. The signs of this condition are:
- chills;
- swelling of the skin;
- pain during palpation;
- the separation of pus at the site of the bite;
- high body temperature.
In addition to these signs, complications of encephalitis can be:
- atrophy of muscle fibers and paralysis, which makes it difficult to move;
- epileptic seizures that begin to manifest themselves a couple of months after the bite;
- carrier of the virus, which manifests itself in a periodic exacerbation.