In Zhytomyr region told how to protect themselves from tick bites
Specialists laboratory center of State sanitary and epidemiological service in Zhytomyr region tell how to protect yourself from tick bites and caused by them to prevent viral and bacterial diseases. Should adhere to the following guidelines: – dress in monochromatic light clothing with long sleeves, tight to the body, to make it easier to spot ticks that are crawling. Must be free from dry grass, branches, brushwood place to rest, a night's sleep in nature; – the sooner a tick is seen – the easier it is to remove. With increasing duration of the tick bite, the likelihood of infection increases. So when you get home from the woods or the Park, be sure to inspect yourself. Especially carefully it is necessary to examine the area of the body covered with hair. Immediately change your clothing and rinse it aglance. Shaking out the clothes does not get rid of mites; – you can use funds against ticks – repellent. Drugs should be applied according to the instructions; – if you took on the nature of your pet, it too should be inspected for ticks. Remember that the season of activity of ticks begins in March and usually lasts through November. Ticks attach themselves to humans, not only during the stay in the countryside. They can hit and some time after a visit to the green zone if left on clothes, things. Ticks can get in the house with bouquets of flowers, dogs, other animals. Reference The tick can stay on the body of a human or animal for up to 12 days, and all the while sucking the blood. Adult mites that have stuck, most often I notice after 2-3 days: in the place of the presence of the tick appear swelling, itching, redness, himself the tick increases in size. If the human body has stuck tick, you must remove it as quickly as possible. In each region are working round the clock emergency rooms, where the tick will remove and will treat the bite, will provide recommendations for further monitoring. After a sting of the tick it is necessary to monitor the health and daily to measure the body temperature within two weeks. In case of any signs of illness: fever, redness, swelling on the skin at the bite location to go to the doctor-infectious diseases. This was reported in the Zhytomyr regional state administrationÏåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
