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It's nothing compared to the other tick disease: tick borne encephalitis. Thankfully there's a vaccine against that

by snemvalts 5y ago

thatcat 5y ago
Though it's not available in the US.
- littlestymaar 5y ago
  From the Wikipedia article about that disease [1] it seams the disease isn't prevent in the US, so it wouldn't make sense to get vaccinated against it there (like European people who aren't vaccinated against yellow fever by default). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
  - thatcat 5y ago
    Lyme disease is not the same as tick-borne encephalitis. Lymerix was a vaccine approved by FDA in US in 1998 because lyme is pretty common in Appalachia, but it was taken off the market. Dogs are recommended to receive a lyme vaccine here, but it's not available to people.
- DennisP 5y ago
  The FDA has licensed a vaccine for tick-borne encephalitis: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/tickborne-encephalitis https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/tickborne-encephalitis The disease appears to be a problem mainly in Europe and Asia, but if you're planning a camping trip in those areas it looks like you can ask a doctor for the vaccine. You also can get the disease from unpasteurized dairy products.
junon 5y ago
Is that the one that makes you deathly allergic to beef or something?
- _Microft 5y ago
  Nope, you are thinking about alpha-gal allergy there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy They are talking about TBE (also known as "FSME" in german speaking countries) instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
  - junon 5y ago
    Thank you :)
- chinathrow 5y ago
  What joke is this? I am vaccinated against this form of tick born disease but of course I am not allergic to beef.
  - tpm 5y ago
    Not the vaccine. Some ticks now transmit the allergen and cause the allergy in humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy

It's nothing compared to the other tick disease: tick borne encephalitis. Thankfully there's a vaccine against that

thatcat 5y ago

Though it's not available in the US.

littlestymaar 5y ago
From the Wikipedia article about that disease [1] it seams the disease isn't prevent in the US, so it wouldn't make sense to get vaccinated against it there (like European people who aren't vaccinated against yellow fever by default). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
- thatcat 5y ago
  Lyme disease is not the same as tick-borne encephalitis. Lymerix was a vaccine approved by FDA in US in 1998 because lyme is pretty common in Appalachia, but it was taken off the market. Dogs are recommended to receive a lyme vaccine here, but it's not available to people.
DennisP 5y ago
The FDA has licensed a vaccine for tick-borne encephalitis: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/tickborne-encephalitis https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/tickborne-encephalitis The disease appears to be a problem mainly in Europe and Asia, but if you're planning a camping trip in those areas it looks like you can ask a doctor for the vaccine. You also can get the disease from unpasteurized dairy products.

junon 5y ago

Is that the one that makes you deathly allergic to beef or something?

_Microft 5y ago
Nope, you are thinking about alpha-gal allergy there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy They are talking about TBE (also known as "FSME" in german speaking countries) instead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis
- junon 5y ago
  Thank you :)
chinathrow 5y ago
What joke is this? I am vaccinated against this form of tick born disease but of course I am not allergic to beef.
- tpm 5y ago
  Not the vaccine. Some ticks now transmit the allergen and cause the allergy in humans: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergy