Russia is threatened by an epidemic of severe tick-borne encephalitis
Symptoms in patients with tick-borne encephalitis are fever, intoxication, and neurological disorders. The virus can infect the brain and spinal cord.
People often become disabled after being bitten.
The viral infection, which is typical for the Far East and Siberia, is diagnosed in the west of the country, immunologists say.
The number of cases of the disease is also increasing in the Moscow region. In theory, the infection carrier can be found even in the Alexander Garden near Red Square, experts say.
