Basic Summary for Tick bite

Main name of condition: Tick bite
Other names or spellings:

What is Tick bite?
Brief description of Tick bite: Bite from a tick

How serious is Tick bite?
Complications of Tick bite: see complications of Tick bite

What causes Tick bite?
Risk factors for Tick bite: see risk factors for Tick bite

How is it treated?
Treatments for Tick bite: see treatments for Tick bite
Prevention of Tick bite: see prevention of Tick bite

Society issues for Tick bite
Hospitalization statistics for Tick bite: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Tick bite:

0% (5) of hospital consultant episodes were for tick-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
80% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
40% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
25% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for tick-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for tick-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
33 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for tick-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for tick-borne viral encephalitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% (20) of hospital bed days were for tick-borne viral encephalitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 23, 2003

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