The favorite places of these small insects are tall grass, weeds, bushes, even dumps of food waste. On the high grass and bushes they always crawl upwards. A suitable secluded place for a bite, they choose carefully, these are soft tissues - armpits, groin, on the back of the head - usually in children, behind the ears. The tick can be attached for several days. Ticks avoid a sunny, well ventilated area. When planning a trip to the forest or to the shore of the reservoir, make sure that the clothing fits snugly against the body. Clothes should be, preferably, white or light. On such a better insect is visible. Sleeves and trousers should end with rubber bands or tighten with laces. On the head do not forget to tie a handkerchief that covers the neck, ears.
As for the immune defense, this is an early vaccination. For vaccinations are widely used domestic and imported funds. Basically, vaccinations are shown to children from three years of age. There are imported vaccines that can be used with a one-year-old age. The vaccination will play a role if all three are affixed.
It is difficult to imagine that in the world fauna there are more than forty thousand different kinds of ticks. Typically, the tick moves on the body of warm-blooded animals.
To be afraid of these insects it is necessary, if the child was bitten by the representative of the world of insects. Biting into the body of a person, a tick can infect a dangerous encephalitis virus (Lyme borreliosis) . This disease causes the inflammation of the gray matter of the human brain, acting on the central nervous system, affects the cardiovascular system, and then the musculoskeletal system of the affected person.
In the pharmacy you can buy insect repellents. Check the expiration date of the drug. Of course, do not forget to study the instructions for use.
While on air and how to return home, be sure to examine the child and yourself. Pay special attention to open parts of the body and hair, better clothes shake and inspect. The child was bitten by a tick? Bites of ticks are practically painless and invisible, since in the saliva of the insect there are hemostatic and anesthetic substances, so if you do not look carefully, then you can not feel the bitten mite soon.
If the tick nevertheless has dug in a dermal integument, the main thing - do not panic! Do not make sudden movements, do not try to shake it off. Call the ambulance, where you can get the first consultation.
1. You need to find out where the tick-bite help room is located. As a rule, this is a regional trauma center. There it must be said that the child's tick was bitten.
2. If you do not have the ability to remove ticks, it is better not to do it. This procedure should be given to specialists. This insect is very tiny. By removing it, you can leave some of its body in the skin. Or even worse is to get infected with encephalitis yourself. If the tick is infected, and you crushed it between your fingers, the infection will penetrate through the microcracks of the skin.
3. If there is no other way out and no one can provide medical assistance, then it is necessary to remove the insect on its own. Since the faster the mite is removed from the skin, the less likely is infection by possible infections that penetrate through the bite.
4. When removing the tick, it is necessary to act so as not to damage the insect, since the remaining part of the body in the skin will not only cause inflammation, but it is also likely that the infection process will continue. This is because a large concentration of the virus is in the salivary glands of the proboscis.
5. Therefore, do not pull the tick with a sharp movement. Quite simply, the tick can be removed using a string. If, of course, you do not have special tools for removing ticks.
6. So, the mite is put on a loop with a bundle of strong thread as close as possible to the proboscis of the tick, tied, then slowly swinging, pulling it out. If, suddenly, the head still broke away, it is removed with a calcined needle, the wound is treated with alcohol.
It is better if you before going on a nature in the spring-summer period, get a special device in the pharmacy for removing ticks - it looks like a simple ball pen or medical tweezers. It is enough to press the button and the button pops up. She grabs the body of the tick, swings in a circular motion and gently removes it from the wound. Having finished the procedure, the wound must be treated with an antiseptic.
7. Another way to get the mite out is to clamp the mite with tweezers, and slowly take it out with smooth twisting movements.
The place of bite must be treated with iodine, zelenka or alcohol. After removing the insect, you must wash your hands with soap and water.
After the procedure, check to see if the tick is completely removed. To do this, put it on a white sheet of paper and examine it. It should have all the organs - the head, proboscis, denticles on the proboscis on the left and right.
If you keep a tick , you can examine it for infection, so doctors advise. To do this, the body of the mite should be put in a clean jar and tightly closed with a lid. It is necessary to transfer it for analysis not later than in two days. If suddenly it turns out to be infected, they will send you to the children's hospital, where the baby will be given emergency therapy or a course of antibiotics.
Now you need to constantly monitor the place of bite and the state of health of the victim, measure body temperature, avoid overheating in the sun and overwork.
You need to reapply to a doctor if you find that the bite has turned red, swollen or fever has risen, headaches or muscle aches have begun, as well as in the joints. Perhaps the appearance of photophobia, skin rash or obstruction of eye and neck movements.