More than every other Polish adult (51%) has been bitten by a tick at some point, while 13% have experienced this during the spring and summer season of this year. Despite such frequent contact with these spider-like creatures only a very few people decide to be examined by a doctor or consider vaccination. Analysis of social media has shown that there is very little interest in vaccinations against tick-borne encephalitis: questions about this form of prevention only appear sporadically.

Half of all the people surveyed (52%) say they know how to remove a tick safely themselves. However, answers to questions about the best method for doing this would indicate that the ability is not so widespread.