Redness after a tick bite what to do. What to do after a tick bite

MARINA Naumuk July 04, 2017 at 4:34 pm

Hello! Tell me, what should I do? I had a suspicion of a tick bite. I asked for help from a doctor and I was given an injection and I drank suprastin. I also received an antibiotic for 3 weeks, but I ignored it. Does it make sense now to drink it?

MARKEN MUKINA May 15, 2017 at 17:34

Hello, yesterday I think that the tick bites because I have nasalized it on my stomach a little higher and the place of the bite flushed and itchs what to do

Lyudmila December 6, 2016 at 2:32 pm

bit a tick and I found out about it only after two months. There were no obvious symptoms. But as soon as there was a bite on the shoulder, a small round, pink spot appeared. Did not pay proper attention and waited for it to disappear. Then around this spot appeared a large pink stain. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed (Lyme disease) .15 days in hospital and 14 days of taking pills (antibiotics). I do not know if it will pass or not? Analyzes handed over (it is a lot of and it is expensive). I hope on convalescence. Lyudmila.

ANASTASIA August 16, 2016 at 07:34

Scary to horror .... Well, how to protect yourself, if a man was dressed as expected, and still grabbed the mite? Where did I read that it repels cloves well, I probably need to pour myself and go into the forest ... I have time there was such a situation, but I was less fortunate, I had to drink reapheiron lipint, for the prevention of encephalitis. But fortunately everything turned out.

ANFISA July 20, 2016 at 13:03

but I had a tick bite, I still did not know about it, and generally I look and see chtoto sticks out kakayatya garbage and decided to pull out well with a head and got it and my mother was so scared and we were then in the south in lazarevsk

ANDREY 01 May 2016 at 13:20

UDZHIN April 28, 2016 at 20:29

OLEG on April 21, 2016 at 15:10

I'm afraid to walk in the summer because mites are found and I do not know how to protect myself from mites, that is (which gels, the medicine you need to take

AMINA September 1st, 2015 at 1:46 pm

It helped me a lot, now I know everything I need

SVETA August 11th, 2015 at 09:41

Yes, in such situations every minute is expensive! The sooner you start treatment, the better the effect!

MASHA August 3rd, 2015 at 11:06

What a nightmare! I'm terrified of ticks, since childhood, even trying to once again on the nature with friends do not go! And mites, it turns out, even in urban parks are found. Who knows. Is he all encephalic? And how to protect yourself from borelioz?

TAMARA July 27, 2015 at 15:04

It is unfortunate that in the media there is no information about the invasion of ticks. I thought they only bite in the spring. Yesterday I went to the forest, I was dressed accordingly, I went home, changed my clothes, saw nothing on my body, and in the morning I found a tick attached to my stomach. I think I brought it with a bouquet of wild flowers, and when I touched them, he probably climbed up on me. I had to go to Botkin's dentist's, where I sat for 1.5 hours, until it came to the turn, there were 12 bitten people, and everyone walked and walked .... Now I'll wait 2-3 days for the result. If I knew what an invasion was, I would not go to the forest. It turns out that their (ticks) activity is cyclic - every 4 years, and now 2015 turned out to be so "productive". So, dear lovers of nature, be vigilant!

TATIANA July 8, 2015 at 6:46 am

My friend was bitten by a tick, she turned to honey - the item was not given to her, referring to the early vaccinations. Now she is disabled, my husband hanged himself, two children. The judge refused to file a claim with the medic.

SUNNY June 25, 2015 at 12:48

Is it possible to advise in such a way in absentia? let the man go to the doctor, he will appoint everything to him.

VICTORIA June 23, 2015 at 7:07 pm

Anastasia, we must urgently see a doctor! And while you start taking Lavomax, it's an immunostimulant, if something gets infected, then it will help the body while coping on its own!

AILSA June 22, 2015 at 10:45 am

I agree

SVETLANA 01 June 2015 at 05:43

In the morning I worked on my site, took a shower and went to the store. On the trail. the morning after the shower drew attention to the fact that the elbow is something of a bloody color hanging the size of buckwheat grains. I put on my glasses, I see, it's a tick! She immediately went to the hospital, while she waited for the doctor, the tick fell off onto the couch where I was sitting. Honey. her sister grabbed him in a jar. When the doctor came, she told me that they would not do me a shot of an antibiotic, because it is not yet known that the tick is infectious. She said that I should take a blood test after 3-4 weeks and follow the place of the bite. I rubbed the place of bite with an alcoholic napkin, anointed with ointment with an antibiotic, sealed with plaster and let go home, reassuring that not all mites are infectious. Must wait. Lyme disease is treated if you immediately start taking antibiotics, but we do not seem to have encephalitis ticks.

MONIKA May 31, 2015 at 6:44 pm

I do not know for sure, but I feel bitten by a tick.
From (somewhere) 14:00 to 18:15
we were in the forest next to the pond. Dad and uncle fished, and my sister and I played ... In the evening I wore pajamas and noticed that there was something on my leg. I think I got scratched. And neeeet. There are 2 holes like a vampire bitten. It became scary. Read how the mite looks, the symptoms ... It seems that there are few coincidences. But still scary. I'm afraid for health. I read a few articles "horror" in one word. In the morning I'll see whether it's still enough ...

NATALYA May 23, 2015 at 18:39

And I'm lucky. Yesterday morning, my back was scratched. Painfully! Well, I think, maybe a pimple. Glynula in the mirror-on the back of redness and something hanging black. The relatives looked and said that it was just ... a wart. But where did you see the warts with the paws ?! Zelenka was covered with that and that's all. I feel great.
But now I think, but what could it be? Today is Saturday. In the woods went as much as Monday. I was wearing a tight shirt with a collar of raglan and a jacket. And if it happened in the forest and this mite, then how did it get on my back ?!
Tomorrow I go to the emergency room. In the meantime, we'll spend the night together, and my mite.
All excellent health!

ANASTASIA May 6, 2015 at 1:35 pm

What do I do !? 4 days ago I was bitten by a mite in the leg small ... about 3 hours later noticed. He was dragged ... and unfortunately thrown out ((in vain of course. 3 days I started sweating palms and a general malaise worries. and this morning, on the contrary, I woke up very early and could not sleep ... I do not know what to do ...

MARINA April 27, 2015 at 23:28

I was at the doctor's. The tick was extracted. None of the drugs and a blood test, no one said ... Only control of the temperature! And then the deadline is 72 hours.

DNIS on April 17, 2015 at 17:06

Yesterday I was grabbed by this foul-smelling bastard at home on the couch. I was at the cemetery and did not even regret that this scum got to me probably in socks. I took it off with my fingernails and scratched my groin, and I hope it's successful !!!

I was bitten last Tuesday with something like a tick. what kind of relationship-person. because I have a huge depression in mites. decided to share the opom. will address to doctors I do not advise-drive. The last time arriving in the Volgograd infectious center waited 20min with me took a woman with a toxicosis of the liver and two addicts and next to the wall of the price list how much does it cost to get a drug addict / medicine prices unlikely you earn so much per day \\ and who will to contact me-kusan. and I arrived for 50km on two shifts. so I do not advise. and the entrance guard with pistols costs you do not miss

ELENA BANKO June 25, 2014 at 14:53

Good afternoon, we were in the woods in the Crimea last week, we were resting, everything was calm, we came home and the houses already found out that our son, he is 7 years old, behind the ear is a mite, already fat, drunk blood. We pulled it out with difficulty, we wetted the bandage with vinegar, and we adjusted it. Two days later the place of the bite became swollen and we took our son to the doctor, but the doctors at us are uneducated, the doctor looked, and said nothing terrible, will pass. But a week has passed and the lump as was and is and is constantly itching. What could it be? Can something infected? Or is this normal?

MARINA on June 8, 2014 at 10:28 pm

In the autumn my husband and I went to mushrooms, and along with the harvested crop we brought a mite home. To the husband he has dug into the most intimate place, it was well possible in time to notice, the tick did not have time to be glued in a body completely. Carefully pulled it with tweezers. The next day they went to the hospital, gave all the necessary tests, and fortunately, no infection was found. Since then, when we go to the forest, we take with ourselves funds from ticks and other insects.

In a warm period, when people often like to go out in the countryside, people who have been bitten by a tick often come to medical institutions. The most interesting is that no one knows what to do. Although the mechanism of correct actions for this case is quite simple. There are a large number of ways to remove the tick, treat the wound and undergo the necessary examinations.

Mite - who is this?

It's not enough who knows that a tick is not an insect at all, although in appearance and size it is very similar to it. It directly relates to the class Arachnids, the subclass of the Arthropods. When it's time for holidays or long holidays, and good weather beckons, we, without thinking about the consequences, rush to the forests and mountains. Just in these areas ticks most. Ambitious fans of hikes and recreation outside the city like to argue, where do these animals live: on grass or trees. Experts warn that they can be everywhere. Just climb a tree or a bush mites are only able when the vegetation is not above half a meter. In a strong heat, you are unlikely to meet this species of arachnids, they do not like it. Prefer cool morning or evening hours and night. They attack the victim swiftly, but they are looking for a place for a bite for a long time. Therefore, if something is felt, try to immediately shake it off the skin. By the way, the behavior of female ticks is very interesting - they not only bite, but also suck blood, which means they increase in size. Males, on the contrary, prefer to simply bite and can themselves unhook from the victim. Therefore, if a bite is found, even without a tick, you need to see a doctor immediately. There are some varieties of these animals that are capable of suffering terrible diseases: borreliosis, encephalitis, hemorrhagic fever and typhus. Therefore, the answer to the question of what to do if a tick is bitten, every person should know in order to be able to provide first aid to the victim.

How to remove the tick from the bite?

Necessary research and analysis

Many believe that if the tick is removed from the bite, then nothing else is needed - this is a major mistake. Just after this, and the main work is directed to your full recovery. Remember a few simple steps that will help prevent infection from mites with various infections and viruses.

The first signs of infection

Of course, all these processes take place so slowly in our body that immediately after a bite, it is not necessary to run to the laboratory. If the infection has got to you, then its first signs will appear only after a few weeks (the period can reach up to a month). Often these symptoms look like this:

A condition that resembles a beginning cold: joint aches and joints, headache and dizziness.
Redness around the bite appears on average in 70% of cases. It looks like an inflamed patch of skin in the form of a ring.
Body temperature in this case is not the main indicator, since it can be at a normal level for a long time.

Doctors report that encephalitis appears much better than other infections and viruses transmitted by ticks, since antibodies to them begin to be produced in the human body very late, and the analysis of blood can not determine whether there is something. Therefore, for any deviation in its condition after a tick bite or increase of leukocytes in the blood Immediately go to the doctor, in time prescribed medications can save the situation.

If the tick bitten the child

The complexity of this circumstance lies in the fact that the baby can not immediately feel a bite and complain about his changed state. Naturally, it is not necessary to underestimate this fact, but too early to panic too early, the more stress for a child against a bite background is even worse. Many parents come to a medical facility with their children complaining that the child was bitten by a tick. What to do in this situation, not every of them knows. The algorithm of the necessary steps in this case is as follows:

Behavior of adults and pregnant women with a tick bite

When the analysis of the mite itself or yours is positive for the fact of the content of the virus or infection, the medicine suggests the introduction of a specific vaccine against encephalitis or the use of drugs against borreliosis. They help to develop in the body special antibodies, which will cope with the impending threat.

In any case, if not even you have been bitten by a tick, what to do, the symptoms of developing infection should be known to everyone. It is important to be able to provide the necessary first aid.

There are such complicated cases when the pregnant one was bitten by a tick. What to do in this situation, the doctor has the right to decide, so as not to harm the fetus. The main difficulty lies in the fact that a woman in the situation can not do any vaccines and it is undesirable to take drugs. All this has many side effects that will somehow affect the growth and development of the baby. It remains for her only to closely monitor her condition within a month after the bite, and in case of any ailments, it is urgent to contact the doctor. Of course, it is difficult to say how such an event will affect a child, but if the mother suffers, then the baby is in danger. Therefore, future mothers should take care of their safety long before conception, for example, to make a vaccine against encephalitis.

Home pets: dogs and cats - how can they cope with a tick bite?

In the warm period, when the owners of pets are more often walking them on the street, the veterinary clinic receives a large number of complaints of the following order: the puppy bit a tick, what should I do? The main danger of this situation is in the infection of a four-legged friend with pyroplasmosis. This is a disease that occurs in dogs due to a tick bite and is characterized by simultaneous penetration into the body of protozoa, which carry a killer virus. The later you discover it and help the pet, the higher the probability of a lethal outcome. Often even those drugs that veterinarians start to inject into the dog can not cope with the infection, as it has been a long time. Therefore, if the puppy is bitten by a tick, what to do, every owner should know:

Initially, so that this situation does not arise, try after each walk to inspect and comb the pet.
If a tick is found, twist it with tweezers or thread, first dropping it with oil or gasoline.
Treat the wound with an antiseptic.
Be sure to contact the veterinary clinic. A four-legged friend will be given an analysis (a smear of peripheral blood from the ear), which will show the possible presence of infection. In this case, the doctor will prescribe the necessary drugs.

What else should I do if the dog is bitten by a tick? Symptoms are the most important. Somewhere a month after this problem, watch it. Any deviation in behavior, an increase in temperature, as well as a marked deterioration in the state, expressed by the appearance of blood in the urine, yellowing of the eye proteins - the first signs of pyroplasmosis. Many dog breeders are interested in this question: what if the dog was bitten by an encephalitis tick? If you live in a danger zone (i.e., a high risk of infection with this virus), then immediately contact the veterinary clinic. The danger is that the infection of dogs with pyroplasmosis due to the bite of the encephalitis tick occurs sometimes in a matter of minutes. Does this fact depend on the breed and the size of the dog? Doctors are inclined to a positive response. For example, a york bitten a tick, what should I do? Yes, it's impossible to delay here, as this breed is at risk, that is, if it becomes infected, it spreads quickly and in the worst form.

In addition to Yorkshire terriers, the risk group also includes:

Dogs younger than 2 years.
Individuals older than 8 years (due to weak immunity).
Breeds of small dogs, for example poodles. Although recently veterinarians have noted a large number of cases of infection with pyroplasmosis and large breeds.
Dogs with short hair.

Is it possible to prevent a problem called "A cat was bitten by a tick, what should I do?". Of course yes. Try after each walk carefully examine the coat and skin. Treat as possible cats by special means from ticks. If a tick is found, try to pull it out of the wound as soon as possible.

Cattle and mites problem

It would seem that dangerous can bring a small tick to such a large animal as a cow? But veterinarians around the world have long decided the question: what did the tick bite the mite? It is proved that in these cases the probability of illness of both the animal itself and the apparent contamination of milk is high. Therefore, in the season of attack by cattle mites (this summer), doctors try to treat their skin with special means, and also carefully inspect the herd after the pasture. Remember that the virus found in raw cow's milk can easily penetrate the human body. Therefore, to avoid this problem, always boil the milk. And also choose the proven manufacturers of dairy products, which closely monitor its safety.

Tick-borne Encephalitis

How to protect yourself from a tick bite?

As you know, any situation can be avoided. So with this problem: take all possible measures to then not seek an answer to the question of what to do if the tick is bitten. Remember some simple rules.

In connection with the change in natural and climatic conditions and the reduction of intensive control of harmful insects, a favorable environment for the reproduction of the ticks population is created. If earlier bites of ticks were fixed rarely, now cases have become frequent at times.

In the tall grass, on the foliage of the trees. If they could be seen earlier only in dense plantations and forests, then today, even walking along the low-grass, you can become a victim of a dangerous insect. In a special zone of risk are children. Tongs are not harmless insects, the consequences of a tick bite in a person can be unpredictable. In many cases complications are observed. In this regard, you need to know more about:

the more dangerous the tick bite, so that if necessary, have an idea of what to do after a bite;
what is the first aid for biting a tick to a child or an adult person?
what diseases of a complex nature, carried by ticks, can worsen the health of people;
what measures to take to prevent malignant viruses and bacteria from entering through the bloodstream into the body.

The threat of a tick bite for humans

The main danger after a bite is that the mites carry infectious diseases that affect the nervous system. Many of these can for years remind themselves of a negative effect on the body. Therefore, it is so important to protect yourself and your family from a seemingly minor trouble that can develop into a big health problem.

Knowing about what diseases the mites suffer, it is possible to find signs of their manifestation in a timely manner, if the tick's bite was not paid due attention. The list of such ailments is constantly replenished, the most common:

ku-fever - the disease is recognized by such signs as high temperature to 40 ° C, weakness, headache, joint pain, profuse sweating, sleep disturbance;
typhus - makes itself felt by fever, CNS and blood vessel damage, intoxication of the body;
tularemia - manifested by fever, lymph node involvement and intoxication of the body;
lyme disease (borreliosis) - affects healthy areas of the skin, CNS, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, is also manifested by fever, headache, chills, weakness, intoxication;
- manifested by intoxication, fever, brain and spinal cord injury, negatively affects the central nervous system, can lead to death;
erlichiosis - characterized by high body temperature, chills, headache, intoxication, skin rash.

These diseases have very similar symptoms of the course, in many cases the type of infection can be determined only after laboratory tests of the person bitten by the tick.

Infectious ailments, transmitted by ticks, are not cured independently, but require immediate hospitalization. Therefore, if a tick is bitten, you should seek help from a medical institution where it will help, treat the wound, and also prompt you to take the mite for analysis in order to determine it as a possible source of transmission.

Only the analysis of the tick helps to make a reliable diagnosis, to identify the developing infection and to direct the treatment in the right direction.

Laboratory tests after a tick bite are advisable to take, even when a person does not feel a particular discomfort. Infection affects the body gradually, waving to the analysis of the hand can create a fertile soil for worsening of their health.

Treatment after a tick bite takes an extended period of time. Therefore, doctors recommend to beat the alarm immediately after it is detected.

Where the tick bites

Ticks can bite open areas of the body, but there are cases when these insects can penetrate under the clothes. Most often the beloved zones for bite of the mites are the neck, the area behind the ears, the scalp, the armpits, the waist, the stomach, even the inguinal region, the bites of the genital organs are not excluded.

The tick bites imperceptibly, people do not experience any pain and discomfort, as the insect injects anesthetic into the blood. Ticks dig into the skin, penetrating first into the upper layers of the epidermis gradually deepening.

Symptomatology and signs of tick bite

Symptoms after a tick bite in a person begin to manifest after a few hours. People complain of such physical ailments as:

drowsiness;
dizziness;
muscle weakness;
lack of appetite;
profuse vomiting;
hallucinations;
change in coordination of movements;
temperature increase;
itching.

If at least one of these symptoms occurs after walking in a park or forest, you should immediately examine the entire body for mites. Do this without hurrying, carefully examining each site. Often the tick bite is fast.

It should be understood that the danger is not only an insect that has already attached to the skin, but also a tick brought on the clothing, which is looking for a place for the hook.

The manifested symptoms after a tick bite in a person in the absence of medical care can be exacerbated every day.

What does the mite bite look like on the body? The main signs of a tick bite are as follows:

dotted red spot;
skin irritation;
the presence of an insect that has bitten into the skin;
sometimes a cone is formed after a tick bite.

A trace from a tick bite

If the circle around the mite is pink, then this often indicates an allergic reaction of the body to the saliva of the insect, but if the bite becomes red and the red circles spread in the form of eczema, then this indicates an infectious dangerous bite.

If the tick is bitten, you need to measure the spot with a ruler and observe its change until you visit the doctor if you can not provide first aid at home.

How to help with a tick bite at home

The first question that arises when a tick is detected is what to do at home?

The first help with a tick bite is to extract it. It is very difficult to do this when the insect has gone deeper into the skin. The site of the tick bite should first be disinfected.

Than to process a tick bite? It is recommended to treat with iodine, zelenka or alcohol, in the absence of such improvised products, ordinary vodka will do. After disinfection, a thin thread is taken, around the proboscis of the mite, a dense lasso is made from it, the ends of which later need to be pulled and the insect slowly swings. This manipulation allows you to remove the tick and not damage its body.

If the insect's head remains in the skin - this means that the infection continues to spread throughout the body. Instead of a thread, you can use tweezers or a special medical pin.

In no case should you make sharp movements while extracting an insect, the tick bite is itchy, so the bitten should have patience and do not move until the mite is removed.

It is recommended to take antiallergic medicines when it comes to biting the place of bite after extracting an insect for a week or more. If the site of the tick bite is itchy even after taking antihistamines, you should consult a doctor.

The wound that forms after the bite of a sterile tick is tightened after it is removed quickly, it is treated with iodine or green until complete healing. The bite of an infected tick has the property of festering and, in this case, can not be avoided without the help of a medic.

Medicamentous treatment of a tick bite

The bite of a sterile tick does not pose a threat to health. Treatment in such cases is not assigned, only the procedure for extracting an insect is performed.
If the tick is a carrier of diseases, then in each case, individual therapy should be carried out with the help of appropriate medications prescribed by the treating physicians.
Often, patients are given specific immunotherapy when immunoglobulin is injected into the body with a tick bite, if there is a suspicion of the spread of a viral infectious focus or its laboratory confirmation.
Antibiotics for bite of a tick are prescribed for detection of bacterial infectious diseases transmitted through the blood.
The ailments caused by the simplest microorganisms are treated with drugs that suppress their reproduction.

Such ailments as borreliosis and encephalitis are the most common in the CIS. Their treatment is of a lasting nature. Therapy is aimed at restoring the proper functioning of the brain, the central nervous system, and the circulatory system.

Borreliosis (Lyme disease) and encephalitis require unconditional hospitalization and treatment in the hospital. People who have been bitten by an infected tick are referred to infectious clinics for laboratory tests.

Borreliosis - a disease that provokes bacteria, so effective in its treatment is antibiotic therapy. While encephalitis is a disease of a viral nature and antibiotics are not treated.

The bites of infected mites can severely undermine a person's health, up to getting a group of disability or death. Ailments transmitted through the blood by mites to a person disrupt the functioning of the liver, kidneys, joints, lungs, digestive system, so during the treatment the doctors use complex therapy aimed at restoring the working capacity of the whole organism.

Bites of animals with ticks

Ticks are sucking insects, they bite not only people, but also pets and cattle. What should be done if the animal is bitten by a tick? Of course, to provide first aid - to treat the disinfectants with a bite and try to extract the tick. To do this, you need an assistant who will hold the animal, distract him from the procedure. animals can help a specialized veterinarian.

If the puppy is bitten by a tick or a cat is bitten by a tick, the condition of the animals is changing rapidly. They become sluggish, lose appetite, are inactive. For the animal's hair, several mites can be caught at the same time, their simultaneous bites can even lead to the death of pets.

If the animals are bitten by infected mites, they also become a source of spread of dangerous diseases.

Prevention of tick bites

To protect themselves from danger with possible tick bites, many people use vaccination against infectious diseases such as borreliosis, encephalitis, body protection lasts three years, after which revaccination is performed.
Visiting wooded and shrubby territories, it is necessary to give preference to clothes with tight elastic bands on sleeves, closely fitting collars, hoods protecting the neck, overalls with a sliding surface, rubber footwear to the knee. Trousers need to be tucked into shoes. It is recommended not to visit the forest and plantations without a headdress.
Do not get carried away by walking on the high meadow grass.
Scare off special means repellents, which are sprayed on clothes and open areas of the body. Also, it can be lotions, creams, gels or pencils.
Since mites can settle on the garden, it is recommended to mow the grass more often, cut off the branches of trees, clean the area thoroughly in the off-season, etch harmful garden insects with the help of special toxic preparations.

Preventative measures significantly reduce the risks of tick bites. But, if the tick bites, despite all the precautions, then there is no alternative to contacting the nearest medical center. Do not negligently treat the bites of ticks and when they are found it should be remembered that the professional help of a doctor is the best solution in the current situation that will help to maintain the health of both adults and children for many years.

First aid with a tick bite

Once the mite is detected, it must be removed. Better in a medical facility and as quickly as possible. Since the tick is deeply and thoroughly embedded in the skin for the entire duration of nutrition, it must be removed carefully so as not to tear off the proboscis. There are some prescriptions, which it is desirable to adhere to when removing.

When the tick is removed, it is seized close to the proboscis. Usually it turns out to pull out completely through 1-3 turns. In the absence of tweezers, you can use a thread. Read about this and other ways of deleting in more detail in the next article.

If the head or proboscis is accidentally torn off when pulled out, a black dot remains on the body. It should be treated with any disinfectant and leave it to natural detoxification or contact a surgeon for removal at the polyclinic.

First aid for a person with a tick bite can be done at home, but within 96 hours the issue of emergency prevention should be resolved. Therefore, a turnout in the emergency room or a medical and preventive institution specified in the insurance policy is required. The doctor will determine the further tactics and the necessary volume of medical care.

When biting the tick, it is necessary to follow the general condition, temperature and local response to the bite within 2-3 weeks. If the body has reddening of the round shape, there will be pain in the joints, a headache, the temperature rises, medical care may be required.

What can not be done with a tick bite

Very often after a tick bite, people make mistakes, trying to take it off on their own. Everyone who rests on nature should remember that in case of a bite:

The first thing that most people try to do at home after a tick bite is to smear it with something. Not everyone knows that the arthropod can breathe through the anus. Clogging leads to the fact that the tick becomes aggressive and injects into the human body all the harmful substances accumulated in its digestive system.

After meeting with the tick, you should immediately go to the hospital at the location. Alternatively, call at 03 or 112 with a request for advice on what to do if a person is bitten by a tick. It is very important to remain calm, as the fact of a clash with a bloodsucker does not mean that you will certainly get sick.

There is not always an opportunity to go to the hospital. In this case, the algorithm of actions for a person's bite should be approximately the following:

Pull out the mite yourself.
Place the bite with a disinfectant.
Deliver the arthropod to the laboratory for testing.
Contact a clinic to get an anti-malignant immunoglobulin within three days after possible infection.
Obtain funds for nonspecific prophylaxis as directed by the physician at treatment after 96 hours from the moment of suction or if there is no opportunity to purchase immunoglobulin.
Consult for laboratory tests.

In time, the correct measures taken will help prevent the possible development of tick-borne infection. Therefore, before you do something at home, if you bite a tick, you should formulate an action plan for yourself and stick to it clearly.

Questions and Answers

What is the injection done with a tick bite?

Affected from a tick bite, in the case of a positive result of the analysis of an arthropod for infection with tick-borne encephalitis virus, antitussive immunoglobulin is administered at the place of medical care during the working hours of the polyclinic.

The drug is made from the blood of donors vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis. With the introduction of specific immunoglobulins, passive immunity against infection is created. It is aimed at destroying the virus with antibodies.

How fast do I need to inject?

After sucking the tick, the domestic anti-malignant immunoglobulin should be introduced within the first 72 hours, the Austrian - 96 hours. The introduction of the drug is contraindicated for people with allergic reactions to the introduction of protein preparations of blood.

Whether it is necessary to put an immunoglobulin if there is an inoculation?

Immunoglobulin can be applied to those who have been vaccinated if there is a high risk of infection, for example, multiple tick bites. Indication for the introduction of anti-malignant immunoglobulin for the purpose of prevention is also incomplete preparation of the course of vaccinations.

First, the insect must be removed. Immediately say, this is not easy, since during the bite a saliva fluid is released from the mite, some of which serves as a fastening material and acts as an adhesive, so the insect spout firmly adheres to the wound surface. What to do? If the mite has not yet advanced deeply, then you can move it 1-2 minutes to the left and right, after which it should smoothly exit. It is not recommended to force or pull out the tick with tweezers: so you can remove the tick, but its head will remain in the thickness of the skin, which in the future will cause an inflammatory process. Simply grab the insect with your fingers over the side surfaces of the abdomen, as close to the head as possible, and gently pull upward.

To safely stretch the mite, you can apply the usual thread: tighten the loop around the head, the closer to the skin, the better. Further we pull - gradually, slowly. In order to speed up the process, some advise dripping 2-3 drops of sunflower oil, alcohol or strong saline to the mite.

In most situations, this technique allows you to remove the tick without problems. However, if you hurried, and in the thickness of the skin there was a head - do not try to pick open the wound. Usually, for 1-2 days, the skin covers the foreign body itself. But, in order to avoid inflammation, it is necessary to lubricate the bite place 2-3 times a day with alcohol, diamond green or other disinfectant.

What to do after a tick bite in a child

With the onset of warm days, we increasingly want to go to nature, to fresh air, away from the city bustle. And, of course, we take children with them - they also need active rest. However, simultaneously with access to nature, we can expect a danger - just at this time in the forests and plantings ticks are activated.

Nevertheless, let us return to the question: what is there to do if the tick has already bitten the child?

First, do not panic. It is necessary to pull yourself together and try to remove the insect from the thickness of the skin. If you do not undertake to do it yourself, you can go to the nearest trauma clinic or sanitary epidemiological station - there it will be done quickly and competently. If you carry out the removal yourself, then do it slowly, gradually shaking the insect, without tearing it away, so as not to tear off the head.

After the procedure, it is necessary to treat the wound with alcohol, iodine or brilliant green.

When the child is bitten, the process of neutralization does not end there. Even if you safely removed the insect, you should immediately take the baby to the clinic or to the hospital. It is desirable to put the withdrawn mite in a closing jar and send it to the laboratory for 2 days to examine for the possibility of infection. After the analysis, depending on the result, the doctor will tell you about what to do next. As a rule, the affected child is closely observed for 3 weeks, paying attention to any symptoms that appear.

If the examination of the tick showed its infectiousness, then the child will be required to take a blood test. Already after 10 days after the bite, blood should be donated for the presence of borreliosis and tick-borne encephalitis with PCR. After 2 weeks, tests are performed for the presence of antibodies to the encephalitis virus, and 30 days after the bite - for antibodies to Borrelia.

In the form of emergency preventive measures, the affected child may be appointed Anaferon, but this appointment should only be done by a doctor.

What should I do after a tick bite?

First, the best remedy for a tick bite is prevention. Wear proper clothing, use appropriate insect repellent, periodically inspect yourself and your baby for ticks.
The means of pre-prophylaxis of diseases caused by ticks is vaccination, which involves the administration of several portions of the vaccine at regular intervals. The vaccine should be done minimally one and a half months before the onset of the "dangerous" season.
Remember that the most popular place of penetration of ticks are the hair on the head, the subscapular zones, the spine area, the crotch area, the umbilical zone, the legs and hands.
When you bite the tick to accelerate its removal you can drop on the insect a few drops of vegetable oil, or sharply smelling substance (ammonia, ethyl alcohol, acetone, kerosene, etc.).
Securely populated tick should be removed gradually, swinging left-right, without sudden movements.
After extracting the insect, it is necessary to perform the required processing of the wound.
If the mite has not been completely removed, you can contact the doctor for medical advice.
An extracted tick is recommended to inspect the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in the laboratory for infectiousness.
It is mandatory to monitor the general condition of the victim - to control the body temperature for 3 weeks. If symptoms such as fever, pain in the head or muscles, nausea, or worsening of the appearance of the wound (redness, pain, swelling), you need to urgently seek advice from an infectious disease doctor. As for the child, it is recommended to show it to a specialist in any case.

What can not be done after a tick bite?

You can not leave an insect in the wound (say, get drunk - it will fall off itself). The tick can exist in the thickness of the skin for about 10 days. During this time, the infection can not just get into the body, but also spread and develop to the fullest extent.
You can not try to snatch the insect sharply, pulling it upward forcefully, because in such a situation you risk tearing off its body, and the head with the proboscis will remain in the layers of the skin. The tick must be easily loosened or unscrewed from the wound.
You can not put pressure on the mite, pierce it, burn matches or cigarettes - so increases the risk of infection, even if the skin is not damaged. Yes, and remove the crushed insect will be times more difficult.
It is impossible to leave the wound untreated after removing the tick - use any disinfecting agents available at hand - iodine, alcohol, vodka, alcohol solutions, greenery, etc.
After a tick bite, symptoms such as fever, headaches, muscle weakness, redness of the skin, vomiting, etc. should not be ignored. Be sure to contact your healthcare professional immediately!

If you have been bitten by a tick and you have not been previously vaccinated against tick-borne encephalitis, then urgent preventive measures can be taken with the help of an immunoglobulin - the medical specialist introduces prepared antibodies derived from human blood serum. Such antibodies can suppress the development of tick-borne encephalitis in the body. Immunoglobulin is administered during the first 96 hours that have passed since the time of the insect bite. An important point: counting goes exactly from the time of the bite, and not from when the tick was discovered. Vaccination with immunoglobulin can be carried out in childhood.

If the mite is infected, and the victim has suspicious symptoms, then it is immediately sent to the hospital. He will be assigned the strictest bed rest and a sufficiently long course of treatment in the infectious disease ward of the hospital.

Fortunately, not all ticks are infected. The danger is represented precisely by the encephalitis tick, which externally differs in no way from an ordinary representative. For this reason, you should carefully treat any bite, since it can have extremely adverse effects.

What to do after a tick bite? Of course, it's better to immediately apply to a medical institution for help. However, this ideal option does not always work, because where ticks live, the doctor is usually far away. Therefore, the recommendations listed by us can help with the organization of first aid to the victim, and also direct them to competent further actions.