tick-borne encephalitis

noun

A viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.

Meanings

nountick-borne encephalitis (uncountable)

alternative TBE

  1. uncountablemedicineA viral infectious disease of the central nervous system borne by ticks, which most often manifests as meningitis, encephalitis, or meningoencephalitis.

Translations

Dutch tekenencefalitis, TBE
  • tekenencefalitisviral disease
  • TBEviral disease
Finnish puutiaisaivotulehdus
  • puutiaisaivotulehdusviral disease
German Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis, FSME
  • Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitisviral disease
  • FSMEviral disease
Hungarian kullancsencephalitis
  • kullancsencephalitisviral disease
Icelandic mítilborin heilabólga
  • mítilborin heilabólgaviral disease
Russian клещево́й энцефали́т
  • клещево́й энцефали́т (kleščevój encefalít)viral disease
Swedish fästingburen hjärninflammation, fästingburen encefalit
  • fästingburen hjärninflammationviral disease
  • fästingburen encefalitviral disease
  • TBEviral disease
Turkish kene ensefaliti, kene kaynaklı ensefalit
  • kene ensefalitiviral disease
  • kene kaynaklı ensefalitviral disease
Cite this entry
APA

tick-borne encephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick-borne%20encephalitis

MLA

“tick-borne encephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick-borne%20encephalitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tick-borne encephalitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tick-borne%20encephalitis.

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