Campaign Purpose
TBE (Tick-Borne Encephalitis) is a virus, a virus carried by ticks. The result of a TBE infection can be encephalitis, an infection of the brain, that can be deadly. TBE, on the other hand, can be transmitted the moment the tick bites.
The TBE is unknown in Norway. It can be found in ticks in some geographical areas, while its 'competing' bacteria Borrelia is found in more places, in more ticks and is far better known.
People think that if they remove the Tick within 24 hours, they are safe.
In Norway, pharmaceutical companies are not allowed to...