Figure 1.

Distribution of scores within the group of patients with mild, moderate, and severe disease. (a) Distribution of scores in a group of 99 patients with mild disease; median score 4, range 1 to 8; the two patients who were clinically classified as having an illness of moderate severity acquired score 6. (b) Distribution of scores in group of 130 patients with moderately severe disease; median score 13, range 9 to 22; the patient who was clinically classified as having severe illness got score 21. (c) Distribution of scores in group of 53 patients with severe disease; median score 29, range 23 to 42; of 19 patients treated in the ICU (shown in black bars) three required artificial processes of ventilation; these patients acquired scores 27, 31, and 40; two patients died. (d) Summary distribution of scores in patients with TBE, assessment of the severity of acute illness: scores ≤8 mild illness; scores 9–22 moderately severe illness; scores ≥23 severe illness.