Tick ​​bites

In some cases, the mere appearance of a tick bite can be used to judge that a person has been infected with a dangerous tick-borne infection. The following are photos with many examples of how Ixodus tick bites look in practice, including even before the parasite is detached ...

The probability of severe consequences due to a tick infection, if the parasite is still infected, often depends on how correctly and timely a person acts when a tick bites. Let's see what the algorithm of actions should be when it detects a sucked tick on the body - how to properly and quickly remove it, what to do with the bloodsucker after removal and, most importantly, how to protect against adverse events, if the parasite is infected with tick-borne encephalitis or borreliosis pathogens ...

There is an opinion that the sucked tick needs to be twisted by all means clockwise, otherwise the head will be torn off, and it will remain in the skin. Meanwhile, the structure of the parasite's proboscis is symmetrical, there is no “thread” on it that would necessitate the rotation strictly in one direction or another. So what is the truth - how do you really need to unscrew the parasite correctly, what tools allow you to do it as safely as possible and what nuances need to be taken into account, which reduce the risk of severe consequences of tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis? Let's understand ...

There are a large number of devices that facilitate the process of removing mites adhering from the skin. All such devices have a similar principle of operation, but not all of them are equally convenient to use, and for some of them it is difficult to call the design effective at all. Next, we will talk about how to choose the most convenient and practical tweezers - let's see what they are and how to use them properly,in order to safely extract a parasite from the skin ...

The search by the tick for a place to stick to the victim’s body and the process of introducing the oral apparatus into the skin (that is, the bite itself) are characterized by a number of interesting features. Next, we will look at these moments in more detail, as well as talk about the structure of the parasite's oral apparatus and how the process of feeding with blood proceeds, which usually lasts several days ...

Imagine that after a walk in the woods you accidentally find a tick on your leg, arm, or on another part of your body. It is good if he has not yet found a suitable place for bloodsucking, but it is much worse if the parasite has already managed to suck deeply plunging its head into the skin. Then we will talk about what first aid should be provided to a person in this case and what needs to be done immediately, even before the visit to the doctor ...