Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/10/29/ticks-that-spread-infectious-b.html
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So that’s what happened to the last few British Prime Ministers and the Brexiteers! (I wouldn’t let it excuse them, though.)
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PHE says the risk to people is still “very low”.
This is how it starts…
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I would have expected his side kick really…
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For what it is worth there is a vaccine for tick borne encephalitis, on the continent we usually get it if we are outdoors a lot, like walking a dog.
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We warned Boris about staying over at the White House.
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The link leads nowhere. Out of professional interest, I was wondering which particular zoonotic encephalitis this is? There are quite a few of them out there.
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Coincidentally, I had to have a tick removed from my scalp yesterday. I was worried about Lyme disease, and now you’ve given me something else to worry about.
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Here’s the story in the BBC:
And the original press release from PHE:
Sadly, it doesn’t explain the large number of people in the UK whose brains have apparently been infected by the more deadly Toryvotreus Murdochii
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"Cause[edit]
TBE is caused by tick-borne encephalitis virus, a member of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. It was first isolated in 1937. Three virus sub-types also exist: European or Western tick-borne encephalitis virus (transmitted by Ixodes ricinus), Siberian tick-borne encephalitis virus (transmitted by I. persulcatus), and Far-Eastern tick-borne encephalitis virus, formerly known as Russian spring summer encephalitis virus (transmitted by I. persulcatus).[6][7]
Russia and Europe report about 5,000–7,000 human cases annually.[1][8]
The former Soviet Union conducted research on tick-borne diseases, including the TBE viruses. "
Ixodes ticks are a pestilential scourge and should burn in hell. I have to admit, this is a new diagnosis for me. Sounds miserable.
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There’s also some brain-eating thing found in the ■■■■■ dark areas under cottages in my area. Not sure if related to that brain-eating mouse poop.
edit: Are you F’ing kidding me, I can’t say the word … well. I can’t… rhymes with ‘hoist’ … wow… just wow.
> Encephalitis can cause confused thinking, seizures, and problems with senses or movement, but is only rarely serious.
um, how exactly would you define ''serious" exactly then?
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the original culprit was cats
Well beer can do most of those too.
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AIUI, you’re very unlikely to die from it, or to suffer permanent damage, and you get a lifelong immunity. So it’s nasty, but it’s not something that’s going to kill or cripple you.
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