In the comments to yesterday's post about the Viper , a few of our users were also asked to talk about crawling troubles, from the bite of which is insured unfortunately none of us - ticks. Well no sooner said than done! We offer a few important tips on how to proceed if you are bitten by this infection. Of course this advice is unlikely to be useful and seasoned mushroom hunters, but beginners will be very handy. Mites do not climb trees and jump out of the grass.
most commonly ticks bite man in the forest - where they actually live.
Mite can crawl at you from grass or shrubs, but not to jump from the tree, because ticks can not jump . Usually they do not rise higher than 1.5 m above ground. Insect legs are very tenacious, and themselves arachnids - very small, so you will not even feel that someone is crawling through your body. Of course, to prevent contact with the mite can help skintight clothing, but only rely on it is not worth it. Usually mites bite in the softest places on the body - armpits, groin area, or behind the ears. Therefore, walking in the woods, often examine himself and his friends.
Do not forget that you can pick up the infection, not only directly by the bite of an insect. You can also become infected by drinking unboiled milk - ticks all the same who before them, human or animal, so that they are happy to bite cows. Lactating mothers, incidentally, also need to beware of, and until the terrible diagnosis will not refuted, not breast feed your baby. But the other way from person to person encephalitis is not transmitted and infected from friends does not threaten you. Vaccination Ideally, before you go on nature, need to be vaccinated against the most common disease that is spread mites - encephalitis.However, they need to do in February, otherwise there is a risk that the vaccine will not work. Usually put three injections with an interval, and yet that the vaccine - the most effective means of protection. Note that vaccination should take place every year. Infection generally tick-borne infections very much, and encephalitis and Lyme disease - the most serious and dangerous of them.However, there is granutsitarny anaplasmosis, monocytic ehrlichiosis, babesiosis, typhus and others. The infection is transmitted to humans when they bite directly, together with the saliva injected into the body. Of course, there are also so-called "clean" mites whose sputum does not contain any infections, but guarantee that you tick bites is not a carrier of the disease, no. Encephalitis Encephalitis - the most terrible disease transmitted by ticks. If you're lucky - off with fright, and if not - possible paralysis of both arms, blindness or deafness. Keep in mind, these effects are irreversible, unless, of course, as soon as they come up with some universal method of treatment. But so far it is not. In some cases, encephalitis leads to death of the victim.
Worst of all, if you are bitten by a carrier of encephalitis in Siberia or the Far East, as the mites spread in these parts is particularly severe form of the disease, and according to statistics from her dying bitten 80 out of 100. In Europe, a little easier, from 100 infected die only two, but it is a reason to worry about their health, is not it?
By the way, if the person has already had one encephalitis, then gets him lifelong immunity. Borreliosis second dangerous disease - Lyme disease. It is characterized by high fever and extensive redness at the site of the bite. When complications arise paralysis of facial muscles will continue to hurt the joints, and in severe cases the pain can be so severe that it becomes impossible to move. There may be problems with hearing and sight, up to total loss, or heart problems. The skin becomes thin, dry and acquire cyanotic hue.
A worst-that vaccination against Lyme disease does not exist. Immunity too - if ill once, you can get sick and second. Fortunately, at an early stage to treat it fairly easily, but it should be in time to see a physician. Removing tick If you're unlucky and you still find yourself on the body of the tick in the glaring, the first - do not panic. Remember that in any critical situation it is necessary to keep cool.
To start remove the tick. It should be done very carefully, best tweezers, turning it counterclockwise. In any case, do not pull the tick - he already grabbed your flesh front paws, and if pull strongly, tear off her head, and she, along with a sting will remain in the skin. Then we'll pick out a needle head, pre-baked in flame lighters, like a splinter. If it remains at least sting, one would have to eventually cut it with a scalpel. In that case, if the tweezers with you no, you can try to unscrew the insect with a loop of thread.
often talk about how to remove a tick using vegetable oil - allegedly insect starts to choke and come out by itself. Doctors do not recommend. Choke-that will really start to tick, but in this case, your blood will release the maximum amount of saliva as it starts vomiting heavily and, as we recall, is contained in saliva and pathogens.

Proboscis and legs Once tick removed, carefully inspect it for the presence of all the parts - the number of legs (legs indistinguishable from proboscis) must be odd. Even if - then sting left in the body, and an urgent need to address the emergency room to remove it, and at the same time to get a shot. Remember that a shot will have to do anyway, and try not to pull this.
Do not forget to put a tick in the box recovered to take on the analysis of SES to the nearest lab.
10 days after the bite you will need to donate blood for infections. Also need to do it anyway. Two weeks later - reanalysis already immunoglobulin M to encephalitis, and another one - for immunoglobulins M to borreliosis. Of course, this should tell you doctor, but it is better to know about it themselves: who is warned - is forearmed.