In Ternopil increased risk of bites by ticks
every year in Ternopil region there is a growing number of citizens about the bites of ticks: with single cases in 2005 to 1313 in 2015, this year, the first bites are already registered in the third week of February. How dangerous is a tick bite? Mite bites threatening diseases such as kodovi tick-borne borreliosis (Lyme disease), tick-borne encephalitis and Marseilles fever. Urgent problem for our region is Lyme disease. The insidiousness of borreliosis is that the consequences of the disease may occur within months, or even years after infection. How to avoid a tick bite? For nature walks wear a hat and monochromatic light clothing with long sleeves, close fitting to the body, to make it easier to see ticks. Every two hours examine your and your companions to discover mites. Repeat the inspection when he got home. Carefully inspect the areas of the body covered with hair. After returning home, immediately change and carefully inspect the clothes, wash and Pat. Use to protect against ticks effective. Most often it sprays against ticks. What to do if you found a tick? If You find a tick on your skin, immediately contact the nearest emergency room. If this is not possible, delete it by yourself: lubricate the tick with sunflower oil (but do not fill, to not suffocate), slowly pull out together with the proboscis, shaking his fingers, wrapped with gauze, tweezers or a loop of thread that should be reinforced between the proboscis of the tick and skin. After removing the tick, lubricate the wound with iodine solution or alcohol. If the proboscis remains, it is removed with a sterile needle. After removal, wash hands thoroughly with soap and water. In a short time, after removing the tick, see your doctor – infectious disease specialist for consultation and treatment. V. a. the chief of the Main Directorate gossanepidsluzhby in Ternopil region.With. Armless This was reported in the Ternopil regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
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