[Diseases transmitted by ticks locally and abroad].
This article provides a brief overview of some diseases transmitted by ticks. These vectors do not transmit only Lyme disease and tickborne-encephalitis, even in Switzerland. Several tick-borne diseases cause nonspecific flu-like symptoms. Nevertheless sometimes severe, some of these diseases can be treated with specific treatments. Repellents, appropriate clothes impregnated with permethrine and prompt removal of the tick are effective preventive measures to limit the risk of infection. There is an effective vaccine which protects against tick-borne encephalitis.
Service de médecine de premier recours, Département de médecine communautaire, de premier recours et des urgences HUG, 1211 Genève 14. laurent.getaz@hcuge.ch
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D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001733:Bites and Stings; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003225:Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo; D006479:Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*