又打疫苗

一到夏天，喺奧地利就會聽到叫人打tick 嘅疫苗。

 因為ticks（唔知中文係乜）會傳染幾多疾病。去大自然, 坐/ 瞓草地（西人喜愛做嘅戶外活動）好易會畀佢咬。

香港可能係石屎森林啦，我從未聽過叫人打。我只見過狗狗被ticks纏身，要帶驅tick嘅帶。

有見自己多咗去picnic，問問家庭醫生打唔打好。答案當然係打咗好啲啦。

疫苗要自己係藥房買咗拎去醫生度打。

 支嘢醫保包唔晒，自費要三十幾歐。

醫生幫你打就再收16 歐手續費。打咗疫苗, 資料會update喺針卡度。

除咗針口痛咗一日之外，冇任何不良反應。

https://impfservice.wien/en/impfen-in-wien/unser-impfangebot/fsme/ 

TBE stands for tick-borne encephalitis. It is an inflammation of the brain and cerebral membrane. The illness starts with symptoms such as the flu, which initially start to improve again. After around 7 days it turns into a high fever, headache, nausea and vomiting, stiffness of the neck and sometimes even paralysis. There is often permanent damage and, in some cases, the illness can be fatal.

There is no treatment for TBE, only to relieve the symptoms.

The TBE virus is mainly transmitted by ticks biting humans. The virus appears throughout Austria but also in other countries in Central and Eastern Europe. After the bite of the infected tick, it takes 2 to 28 days for symptoms of the illness to appear. TBE cannot be passed on from one human to another.

The TBE vaccination provides great protection against the illness. A bite from a tick can also lead to Lyme disease; there is no vaccination against this disease but there are good treatment options using antibiotics. If you’re outdoors near bushes and tall grass, you should do a “tick check”. Remove any ticks quickly! Take hold of the tick using tweezers close to the skin and slowly pull the tick straight out without squashing it.

Vaccination advice for adults:
First Vaccination: Any time
Second vaccination: 4 weeks after the first vaccination
Third vaccination: 5 – 12 or 9 – 12 months after the second vaccination – depending on vaccine
 

First booster vaccination: 3 years after the third vaccination Additional booster vaccinations:
• Every 5 years (those under 60)
• Every 3 years (those over 60)
 

The protective effects start approximately 2 weeks after the second vaccination. It provides almost 100% protection.