How to escape from ticks?

The mite is one of the most ancient groups of arthropods on Earth, it would seem, should be studied along and across, the more often they suffer from far more people than the attacks of large carnivores. But, apparently, as in the case of small dogs that bite, according to statistics more often people are not inclined to give little weight to a little trouble, which, however, can turn into big problems.

Complicated still by the fact that the mite species has more than 40,000, but the benefit of all of them have a lot in common, which leads to the coexistence of humans and these small creatures acceptable. Fill in blank spots awareness of the issue and dispel some myths about the grip, you will help our today's material.

Mites - not paratroopers

On their own, no mites will not jump at you from the tree, so they typically do not rise above 1, 5 meters above the ground.

Usually they enter the human body, crawling out of grass or bushes, but so quietly that you can not even feel their presence, until they begin to penetrate the skin. Prehensile paws and imperceptible to human weight arachnid work for the benefit of its secrecy and the only way to protect yourself - is worn in the woods close-fitting clothes and often examine the likely affected area. These are the softest parts of body: groin and the area behind the ears and armpits.

Do not bitten - does not mean being protected

Another myth concerns the fact that only the immediate bites are dangerous to human health. Nothing like this! Mites, among which are often carriers of dangerous diseases, bite all life, not just human. Bitten a cow, for example, can transmit the disease to humans, if it does not boil milk before drinking. But the only way the infection from person - is through the milk of nursing mothers, but not in person. Needless to say, that in cases of suspected encephalitis, the mother should stop breastfeeding immediately to refute the diagnosis.

A single vaccination is not a panacea

The most effective means of protection against tick-borne encephalitis - is vaccination, but only if it is held for a couple of months before the start of the season (usually in February) and every year. So, if you calmly walk around in the woods, hoping to inoculate its last year, we have bad news for you.

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Do not united encephalitis ticks

But the most dangerous to human encephalitis and borreliosis, there are many less common diseases carried by ticks. We will not burden you a long list of unpronounceable names, but, believe me, there is something to be afraid of. All these infections are transmitted directly at the time of the bite through the saliva of an arthropod.

Among the most terrible consequences of encephalitis irreversible paralysis of the arms, blindness, deafness and, for obvious reasons, too irreversible, death of the patient. The most terrible statistics of deaths in Siberia and the Far East, where the die up to 80% of bite, and Europe with their two per cent in the most secure zone. By the way, moving encephalitis are mild, you can count on lifelong immunity to the disease, but it is a pleasant consolation and fee severe stress on the body.

borreliosis - an unfortunate luck

On the one hand, the second most dangerous diseases carried by ticks, quite easily treated in the early stages, so that when a high temperature and an extensive redness at the site of the bite should immediately consult a doctor. Delay is fraught with paralysis of the facial muscles, joint pain, problems with hearing, sight and the normal functioning of the heart. On the other, there is no vaccine against borreliosis, and no acquired immunity after the disease has already transferred.

Forget about oil!

It is believed that, having found on the body is already vlezshego under the skin mite, simply pour it with oil, so he started to choke himself got out. Forget this advice, like a bad dream, because in this case an insect starts terribly sick, and it will release more saliva than might have been expected, and it is through it and there is an infection.

Tweezers - your bro

Pull the tick should be with the same equanimity with which Rambo himself sewed up the wound, and preferably not alone. Look forward to that time found the bastard and ask someone if the most uncomfortable, grab the insect forceps and gently and smoothly pull it out by turning body counterclockwise. Look around and pulled out a tick if he literally lost his head and stinging, then treating the wound, you can easily go to the emergency room. If something is missing, and you're not sure you can dig out the remains of calcined needle on fire, then your path is there, but a matter of urgency. By the way, if the hand is not a pair of tweezers, you can try to use to twisting the tick from the body of a loop of thread, but just think over emergency escape route to the nearest medical facility.

Pulled mite - did half the work

If you are sure that the mite has pulled out a full set of limbs - head and an odd number of legs (the sting of the tick is indistinguishable from foot), then place it in a box, and bring to the analysis of SES, where he was examined for portable disease. Go to the very same shot, which will need to do anyway, and then followed by a series of analyzes in a month-long: 10 days for infections, even after 14 days on the immunoglobulins M to encephalitis and another week in the immunoglobulins M to borreliosis. We agree that it all long and boring, but if you do not want to fill up the sad statistics, you will have to do just that.