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This terrifying lodger worm may be lying on your body right now sucking blood, and when he stares at you, it is only the size of a grain of rice and is not easy to spot. It can be as big as a peanut after sucking it up, and then it will lay a bunch of eggs on your body, and what's even more terrifying is that it will also spread a disease that affects the nerves and lowers your IQ!
What exactly is he?
In 2019, a cow in the UK mysteriously died, and the dead ten were crawling with thousands of round gray bugs, which were filled with cow blood.
On April 19, 2024, a man surnamed Wang in Chengdu developed a high fever, sore throat, and chills after going out, and was finally forced to be admitted to the hospital. After a doctor's examination, it was found that the culprit turned out to be a small bug, which was already half burrowed into the body when it was discovered.
Today, Mr. Wang took advantage of the holiday to go out with his family and lay on the lawn to relax. Unexpectedly, there was a bug staring at him, at first he only felt itchy, unconsciously scratched, felt something, and then found that it was a tick, although the tick was pulled out in time, but it still brought irreparable damage to the body.
Why do they have so many side effects when they are pulled out? What is so scary about ticks? How to prevent tick bites?
Deadly ticks
Ticks, also known as grass chops, are generally more in the spring when the grass sprouts, from its mountains to the more, very harmful to people and animals, generally do not feel when biting, the place where the bite is cloudy and rainy itchy and uncomfortable, severe cases may be life-threatening
Ticks are not bugs, but are relatives of spiders. Because ticks belong to the arachnid class, they are still different from other bugs. The larva has only six legs, and when it reaches the nymph form, it grows two legs.
Ticks undergo a total of three metamorphoses in their lifetime, each time absorbing a large amount of blood. is very similar to the vampire in the current TV series, the more you suck blood, the more powerful it becomes.
Tick development goes through four stages: oviparous, larvae, nymph, and adult.
Adult worms will run to people and animals and suck blood until they have expanded themselves into balls before laying eggs on the host.
There are two types of such ticks, one called hard ticks and the other called soft ticks.
Ticks are parasitic on people, and soft ticks are parasitic on pets, the biggest difference between the two is that the mouthparts are different, and the mouthparts of ticks are harder, and there are serrations.
This allows for better attachment to the host and prevents shedding, as humans have less surface fur and are less likely to be parasitized by organisms with smooth mouthparts.
Once the tick bites the organism, the host will not feel any pain at all, because when the tick bites the host, it will release an anesthetic substance in the host, and after the host finds it, the worm has already turned into a big leather ball.
That's why many people can't react to being bitten.
So how exactly do ticks suck blood?
When a tick crawls onto a person's body, it picks open the person's skin with two pincer-like mouths, and then inserts its own blood-sucking tool into the wound.
The tool is like a mace with barbs, and once it reaches in, it clings to the flesh and does not fall off easily.
It's even hard to pull it out easily.
Then it will slowly suck your blood, and he does it all carefully, for fear of being discovered by you.
Some ticks are even more exaggerated, and in the process of sucking blood, they burrow into the skin and flesh while sucking, and by the time they are discovered, even half of their bodies have already burrowed into the flesh.
The reason why he sucks blood and drills into it so desperately has a more terrible purpose, that is, to lay eggs.
Ticks will automatically shed their eggs when they lay them, and then they will lay eggs, and their bodies will gradually deflat, which means that their mission is complete, and then they will die.
How do ticks crawl into people's bodies?
Ticks hatch in the wild, mostly in grass. Ticks are very sensing, within fifteen meters, they can smell sweat, and can even tell the direction of carbon dioxide to determine where there is live prey, before the prey approaches, the tick is ready to attack, it opens its teeth and claws, and waits for others to pass by, grabbing animal hair or human clothing.
Then he crawled along the human clothes to the place where there were many blood vessel walls, and began his own blood-sucking plan!
Tick bites can have great side effects, and they are not as simple as sucking blood.
On October 30, according to foreign media reports on the 29th, the British Ministry of Health discovered for the first time an infectious disease that may be fatal, which is transmitted through ticks. Although experts say the chance of infection is low, the government still takes it seriously and calls on the public to be vigilant against ticks.
Tick-borne encephalitis has caused a sensation abroad, although it does not cause any symptoms in most people, but some people with weak resistance will suffer from influenza, encephalitis and even fatal diseases, which seriously affect the brain and central nervous system, leading to fever and infection and even IQ degradation.
On May 5, 2022, an elderly man in his 70s in Henan died of being infected by a tick bite, but after the funeral, several elderly people who changed their birthday clothes for the elderly were also infected by ticks, which eventually led to the death of 3 elderly people.
These news are not alarmist, they are reality, and we must pay attention to ticks in our daily lives. In fact, it has been the season when this insect is common recently.
Everywhere and silently, that's exactly what makes ticks so scary.
Where did such a dangerous creature come from?
Ticks mostly live in the wild, and it is easy to provoke them if they often lie on the lawn of the park, or if they have pets at home. After all, ticks love nothing more than to live on dogs, which is a challenge for most families with pets.
Some experts speculate that migratory bird migration brought the tick species to the United Kingdom and the United States, while others believe that pets carry this insect and spread it to the mainland when Asian countries enter the country.
How can I prevent tick bites?
Try not to lie on the lawn and stay away from vegetation and bushes during the season, which will effectively avoid being bitten by ticks, and when you come back outside, be sure to check your clothes for bugs, especially socks. Pay attention to personal hygiene, avoid messy mess, and do not touch pets frequently, and regularly deworm pets.
If you are unfortunately bitten, what should you do to deal with it afterwards?
First of all, don't pull it out with your hands, as it will cause the mouthparts to break in the skin and lead to double infection.
There is a local method of burning with fire, which is also not recommended, ticks do not feel pain, and the method of burning does not work. And it's easy to burn your own skin.
The correct thing to do is to go to the hospital, because the doctors in the hospital are professional enough, or apply alcohol to the wound, the tick can't stand the smell of alcohol, and will give up sucking blood to loosen the mouth.
When encountering ticks, you must not deal with them blindly, and do not ignore its harm because the tick is small, older people have poor resistance and are often more likely to be hit, so you must cherish yourself and pay attention to your physical condition at any time.
Reference:
Beiqing.com, "It has entered a high incidence period!Chengdu man was recruited, high fever does not stop, diarrhea and vomiting!Doctor's urgent reminder" 2024-4-21
China News Network, "Beware of Ticks! A Potentially Deadly Tick Infectious Disease Discovered in Britain for the First Time" 2019-10-30