The doctors said that you need to do to avoid tick bites.
Ticks are vectors of more than 50 different diseases, the most dangerous of which is a viral tick-borne encephalitis, tick-borne borreliosis, Marseilles fever, and severe allergic reactions.
As noted by associate Professor of the Department of Zoology ONU im. Mechnikov Vladislav Trach, today science knows more than 48 thousand species of mites. In the spring, with the onset of the long daylight hours and warmth, these insects become very active. By mid-summer their activity is gradually reduced, and in late summer / early fall rises again.
The sting itself is not sensitive to humans, but still after a couple of days around the bite appears redness. The sooner you notice it, the better. In case you are bitten by a tick, it is advisable to remove it yourself, contact the nearest medical facility. Remember that to bring home a tick it is possible even together with a bouquet of flowers collected in the country, — said Vladislav Trach.
Therefore, during the may holidays inhabitants of Odessa are advised to be cautious when choosing places to stay, avoid forests and bushes, and in the case of a tick bite is necessary to seek medical help.
Timely access to a doctor-epidemiologist especially important if the stain after the tick bite starts to increase in size. After all, this may indicate the beginning of a dangerous zabolevaniya — tick-borne borreliosis.
Borreliosis or Lyme disease is the most common disease transmitted by ticks in the Northern hemisphere. Ukraine is no exception: every year doctors fix thousands of cases of infection of this disease throughout the country. Doctors do not exclude the possibility of infection even when ingested feces of mites on human skin, followed by rubbing them, for example, by scratching. The pathogen can also penetrate the blood improper removal of the tick: in the case of breaking a high probability of infection in the wound.
With late diagnosis of Lyme disease affects the musculoskeletal, nervous, immune and cardiovascular system. She is typical of long duration, in severe cases, the person may remain disabled and even die.
To protect yourself from ticks, you must follow precautions: for walks be sure to wear a hat and light-colored clothing (easier to spot a tick). Experts also suggest before each camping trip to treat skin repellents – ointments, creams, aerosols from ticks.
Returning home from a walk, inspect cial body most exposed to the bites of places — armpits, neck, most of parietal and inguinal region.
