Ticks

Tick fever is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of the wood tick Dermacentor andersoni. The cause of Colorado tick fever is infection with the causative agent that is transmitted by a tick bite. This agent is a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Coltivirus in the family Reoviridae. The cause of Colorado tick fever is infection with the causative agent that is transmitted by a tick bite. This agent is a double-stranded RNA virus of the genus Coltivirus in the family Reoviridae. 

Approximately half of patients are between 20 and 47 years, and males predominate. Common flulike symptoms include like Headache, Myalgias, Arthralgias, Fatiguen etc. Regular use of antipyretics provides symptomatic relief. 

The TBE virus prevalence observed in Ixodes ricinuswas 1.8% in 2000, 1.7% in 2001 and 5.2% in 2002. The highest prevalence of TBE virus was observed in the central part of Latvia.