Human infections tick-transmitted

In this monograph are analysed the principal infections transmitted by tick s and particularly those interesting Europe and North America. Besides the main species of these arthropods are described in consideration of their ch aracteristics and geographic diffusion. In particular the infections caused by Borrelia genus and tick born encephalitis virus are treated more exhaus tively in consideration of their potential severity and because the diagnos is of these infections is sometimes difficult. However also the main ricket tsial infections trasmitted by ticks are reported together the hemorragic f evers transmitted by such arthropods. In particular it is exhaustively anal ysed the Mediterranean tick fever in consideration of its presence in some regions of Italy and of the wrong opinion of considering this pathology not very severe. Lastly has been included a treatment about some emergent infe ctions transmitted by ticks, like as the ehrlichiosis and babesiasis, but a lso the mention of tularaemia that can be considered a re-emergent infectio n, also in consideration of the epidemic focus now present in Kossovo. The above-mentioned pathologies are analysed also as regards the laboratory dia gnosis (direct and serologic methods), the therapeutic treatment and the pr ophilaxis, both directed against the arthropods vectors and that of individ ual type, employing also some vaccines, when disposable.