As soon as the snow melted, they began their hunt for people and animals … dangerous forest bloodsuckers! It would seem that we have heard
a million times exactly how to behave when bitten by a tick, but for some reason, when meeting with a parasite, we still make mistakes.
The May holidays are ahead, which means summer cottages, barbecues, and long walks in the woods! The only thing that can overshadow this holiday is an unpleasant meeting with ticks, which have already opened the hunting season.
We have been hearing about the danger of these bloodsuckers, who are carriers of encephalitis, since school. Yes, everyone remembers very well that after a bite, you need to get rid of the parasite as soon as possible and consult a doctor to take it for analysis.
However, there are things that you absolutely cannot do when meeting with a tick. Unfortunately, not everyone knows about these bans. Just because of such ignorance, we often make mistakes that can cost our health. So that a holiday outside the city does not turn into trouble, we have compiled a memo for you. So, what exactly should not be done after the bite of a forest bloodsucker.
Do not flood the tick with oil or alcohol
Many mistakenly begin to lubricate the parasite with oil, petroleum jelly, or alcohol in the hope that it will begin to choke and fall off on its own. You can’t do this. Firstly, this will only anger the tick even more – and it will continue to introduce pathogens into the blood. And secondly, even if the tick starts to choke, it simply cannot get out of the skin on its own.
Don’t squeeze the tick
If you press too hard on the parasite in an attempt to pull it out of the skin, you can crush it or rip off its abdomen. At the same time, the head and chest of the tick will still remain inside, only it will be very difficult to extract them from there.
Don’t Pull the Tick
Because of your sudden movements, the sharp chitinous proboscis of the tick can break off. The parasite should not be pulled out, but carefully twisted out of the skin.
Don’t wait for the tick to fall off on its own
Many are afraid to remove the tick on their own, so they leave it in the skin in the hope that it will soon drink blood and fall off on its own. The danger lies in the fact that during this time the forest pest will already have time to pass on to you all the infections that it carries. It is better to immediately carefully unscrew the tick from the skin, and then consult a doctor.
Editorial Team
