Publication at Second Faculty of Medicine, Third Faculty of Medicine |
2011
Abstract
Tick-borne encephalitis virus is a frequent agent of central nervous system infections in the Czech Republic. More than one third of affected patients suffer long-term sequelae.
Vaccination can prevent the disease effectively. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of population is vaccinated because many people underestimate the risk of the infection and the severity of the disease.
The authors report a severe and complicated case which resulted in significant and irreversible disability in a previously healthy, working-age male patient.