Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE) - VEC Vaccine Notes | Vaccine Education Center at CHOP

Описание: Charlotte Moser, Co-Director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and the vaccine that protects against it. She addresses common questions and discusses the relative risks and benefits of the disease and vaccine.

Find out:

• What family of viruses TBE belongs to
• The number of cases in the U.S. over two decades
• What a “dead-end” host is
• How TBE infections of large mammals can cause issues for people
• About the two phases of symptoms that people can experience
• Where people who need the TBE vaccine may be able to get it
• How to protect babies too young to get the vaccine

00:00 Introduction
00:34 What causes TBE?
01:07 How common is TBE?
01:36 TBE disease and symptoms
04:36: TBE vaccine
05:35 Who should get the TBE vaccine?
07:10 TBE vaccine side effects
07:33 Some common questions
09:38 Risks and benefits

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