Podcast: “Ticks – the danger in tall grass?”

Ticks are small but consequential: every year, their bites transmit thousands of cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease across Austria and Central Europe. Knowing how to protect yourself — and what to do when a tick has already attached — can make a real difference.

In the latest episode of Frag die Medizin, the podcast produced by Medical University of Innsbruck, Prof. Gisa Gerold discusses the biology and behaviour of ticks, the diseases they carry, and how effectively vaccination protects against TBE. The episode also covers which parts of the body ticks prefer, how to remove them correctly, and what symptoms warrant medical attention.

Frag die Medizin is available on all major podcast platforms.