Mommy reads the original
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On a summer afternoon, the sun bakes and people become tired. Ding----------------- This bug is so terrible that if you bite someone, it will be gone. ”
What bugs are so terrible? More poisonous than an eye snake? Grandma continued, "This bug can bury its head into the skin, and it can't be pulled out." ”
My grandmother's message startled me and I quickly opened two articles she sent me. Take a closer look, the first article describes that Mr. Song's family in Jiangsu has suffered this insect bite. In late May and early June, his brother-in-law and mother-in-law were bitten by the bug. Because I did not understand the harm of this insect, I missed the best time to go to the doctor, so I caused multiple organ failure and died of serious illness.
It is mentioned in the text that this bug is called a tick.
Can a tick bite to death? With skepticism, I looked at the second article.
When a 28-year-old young girl went out to dinner with friends, she suddenly felt the same pain as a needle in her back. She was wearing a hollowed-out skirt that day, and friends said that a red dot appeared on her back and seemed to have been bitten by an insect.
The disapproving girl continued to chat with her friends, but less than an hour after the meal, she emitted a large rash on her limbs and all over her body, accompanied by chest tightness, dizziness, difficulty breathing and other features. Friends rushed her to the hospital, and the doctor told her that this was anaphylactic shock after being bitten by an insect, which would be life-threatening, but fortunately it was sent to the doctor in time.
<h1>So why do ticks have such a big "poisonous" nature? </h1>
In the spirit of seeking truth and pragmatism, Mommy read it and went to CNKI to query the paper with the keyword "tick". In general, ticks belong to arthropods, which are divided into two categories: soft ticks and hard ticks. During the development of its larvae into adults, it needs to suck blood. Ticks often inhabit animals in the wild or on the surface of domestic animals such as cattle, horses, and sheep. If it does not suck blood, ticks are small and difficult to see with the naked eye.
Although ticks are difficult to deal with, are they really deadly?
One of the myths: if you are bitten by a tick, there is no cure?
<h1>Truth: It seems that it is not a tick bite that necessarily kills you. As long as the problem is prevented before it occurs, it is possible to recover health by seeking medical treatment in time after discovery. If not handled properly after a tick bite, the mild causes a rash and the heaviest can cause death. </h1>
One of the things that ticks hate is that they can spread Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a natural zoonotic disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by ticks, most commonly in spring and summer. Focus on the summer season.
In December 2013, pop superstar Lavigne was bitten by a tick and then contracted Lyme disease. Lavigne was in Ontario at the time and was in such a serious condition that she had been bedridden for 5 months. The reason for the seriousness of the disease is due to the misdiagnosis of several doctors in the early days.
It seems that ticks are not terrible, and the terrible thing is that many people do not understand it.
Myth #2: Tick bites and quickly pulls it out with your hands?
<h1>Truth: Doctors say not to forcibly remove ticks once they are found burrowing into the skin. This is because ticks contain inverted teeth in their mouthparts, which, if broken, remain in the skin, causing secondary skin damage. </h1>
If you are accidentally bitten by ticks, never pull them out with forceps or fingernails. What makes ticks more willful is that they have viruses in their bodies, and some are even contagious viruses. If they are pulled directly, it may cause their bodies to shatter and venom to flow out.
The scientific method should be to apply alcohol to the tick and let the tick's head loosen or die. Doctors say that if the tick bites out, it is also possible to inject lidocaine locally, causing the tick to suffocate and loosen its mouth. After the ticks have naturally shed from the skin, the wound is disinfected. If the tick mouthpiece has been broken in the skin, it needs to be removed surgically.
In any case, once symptoms such as fever and inflammation of the bite site appear erythema, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time.
<h1>How to prevent "life-killing ticks" in summer? </h1>
Ticks are blood-sucking bugs that often crouch in the wild to guard their "prey." Younger children are the most popular targets.
Take your child out, if you want to go to the lawn or where the plants are dense, it is best to put on long-sleeved trousers for your child, and tie the cuffs and legs tightly. Do not wear sandals.
After the field activities, mothers should check the child's body, especially the scalp, waist, armpits, groin and ankles, which are the most vulnerable parts of tick bites to ensure that the child is not bitten by ticks.