In the summer, going on vacation, we all stock up on creams and sprays from crawling and flying insects. After all, it was at this time that ticks were activated that carry such an unpleasant and dangerous disease as encephalitis. But what if ointments and sprays do not help? It is impossible to determine whether the encephalitis tick is in front of you or not. This is done only in laboratory conditions. Therefore, if you were bitten by such an insect, an encephalitis tick vaccine is urgently needed. This is especially true if it was not previously delivered. But is it true that vaccines against encephalitis tick can be called such a panacea for this ailment?
The benefits of vaccination
Encephalitis medicine works in the same way as all other drugs. That is, antibodies are produced in the body that, if infected, begin to fight the virus. This method is much more effective than sprays and ointments. Of course, all these drugs scare insects, but the vaccine does not work outside, but inside the body, which means that the risk of the disease is reduced to 1%. So the vaccine is not quite a panacea, although it is very close to it.
Are there any contraindications
Vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis is given to children only after examination by a pediatrician, and to an adult - after taking a therapist. This is necessary in order to exclude acute diseases that can be aggravated by the action of the drug. Patients with chronic diseases or acute acute respiratory viral infections are not recommended for encephalitis mite vaccination. And you can not put the vaccine to pregnant women and children up to a year.
What time is the vaccine given?
Such injections are given to all healthy people, starting from a year. Today, vaccines for vaccination against encephalitis ticks are different, and they are all interchangeable. Of course, foreign drugs are many times more expensive, but they also have much less side effects.
You can vaccinate completely at any time of the year. But it is nevertheless desirable that a possible tick bite should occur no earlier than a month and a half after vaccinations against encephalitis tick were given. During this time, the body develops almost one hundred percent immunity to the disease. Otherwise, the effect of the drug may simply not occur. Immunity is developed in full after the second vaccination against encephalitis tick. But doctors still recommend getting vaccinated three times. The second time the vaccine is given exactly one month after the first, and the third - a year later. If urgent vaccination is required, then the last procedure can be completed a month before the start of tick activity. Such vaccinations support immunity for about three years. But it is worth being very careful yourself, since in 5% of cases it is not produced. You can get into the risk group.
Important
Many believe that if the vaccine is delivered, then the ticks are already fearless. But this is not so. Not only encephalitis is terrifying, ticks carry many more diseases. And if you are protected from one, then definitely not from the other. Therefore, think several times about whether it is worth vaccinating against an encephalitis tick. Maybe you should just stick to preventive rules.