Description of the disease * EnglishPolish Pobierz sekcję do PDF Definition Tick-borne encephalitis is caused by an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family (tick-borne encephalitis virus, TBEV), transmitted principally by the bite of the <i>Ixodes ricinus</i> tick. The symptomology is biphasic, with the initial phase being associated with a flu-like illness and the second phase (occurring in less than 10% of patients) with symptoms of meningitis or, more rarely, meningoencephalitis. Disease data Classification Disease Synonyms TBE TBE ORPHA code 297 OMIM code - ICD10 code A84.9 ICD11 code 1C80 *Soruce Extended description of the disease Pobierz sekcję do PDF No additional description. Orphanet - interntowa baza danych dotyczących rzadkich chorób i sierochych leków. ©INSERM 1999 - Dostępna na stronie www.orphanet.pl