How to protect yourself from tick bites
How to protect yourself from tick bites
In summer people, tired of the severe cold winter,try to get out on the nature. They go to tourist centers, rest in the forest and in the country. However, often vacationers forget about such a danger as ticks. These small insects carry the deadly infectious diseases, for example, encephalitis. Therefore, before you go to nature, you should think about protecting your body.
Wishing to protect themselves from vinegar ticks,try not to travel to nature from late May to mid-July. The habitats of these seemingly innocuous insects are fields, forests, glades and even parks. However, it is impossible to predict where the tick can bite you. Therefore, you must use other methods of protection. Before traveling to nature, pick up clothes. It should be as close as possible, for example, you can wear a jacket and trousers with elastic bands on the cuffs. Give up bright and light clothes, as it attracts ticks. If you have an antiancephalitic suit, use it. This form of clothing has places that are impregnated with an acaricidal paralyzing solution. The costume is made of natural cotton, so people will feel comfortable in it. Pre-vaccinate against tick-borne encephalitis. Of course, this will not save you from a bite, but the vaccine will save you from negative consequences if you get a virus. This vaccination can be done even by children, starting from the age of 3 years. To scare off ticks you will be helped by protective means. In the pharmacy you can buy repellent and acaricidal drugs. Also you can use folk remedies. The smell of garlic repels these dangerous insects. After treating garments with garlic juice, you, therefore, protect yourself. Also, ticks can not tolerate the smell of such essential oils as lavender, tea tree, cloves, geraniums. Regularly inspect yourself. Ticks, before biting a person, can crawl over the body for 2 hours! If you still notice that the insect has bitten you, treat the place of an iodine bite with an antipyrine and immediately seek medical help.
