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mehrere bisse von grasmilben auf einem männlichen bein – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

mehrere Bisse von Grasmilben auf einem männlichen Bein

menschliche füße mit verschiedenen allergischen reaktionen – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Menschliche Füße mit verschiedenen allergischen Reaktionen

Menschliche Füße mit verschiedenen allergischen Reaktionen auf Zeckenbisse mit selektivem Fokus

kranke katzenhaut – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

kranke Katzenhaut

winzige zecken – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Winzige Zecken

Ein typischer Sommerparasit in Europa. Kann gefährlich sein, weil die Krankheit, die sie tragen.

eine zecke sitzt auf dem finger des menschen im wald auf wanderweg – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

eine Zecke sitzt auf dem Finger des Menschen im Wald auf…

Eine Zecke sitzt auf dem Finger des Menschen im Wald auf dem Wanderweg.

entfernung von enzephalitis-zecken nach dem biss. so entfernen sie milben. parasiten-übertragende krankheit. mit der lupe zecken finden. – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Entfernung von Enzephalitis-Zecken nach dem Biss. So entfernen…

lyme-borreliose-krankheit oder enzephalitis virus infektiöse dermacentor tick arachnid parasiten makro. enzephalitis infiziertes zeckeninsekt auf grünem gras in der sonne des sommers. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Lyme-Borreliose-Krankheit oder Enzephalitis Virus infektiöse…

Enzephalitis infizierte Zeckeninsekt auf grünem Gras in der Sonne des Sommers. Lyme-Borreliose-Krankheit oder Enzephalitis-Virus infektiöse Dermacentor Zecken-Arachniden-Parasit Makro

lyme-borreliose. zeckenbiss auf den arm einer frau. allergie gegen insektenstiche. enzephalitis virus oder lyme-borreliose-krankheit infektiöse dermacentor tick arachnid parasitic insect. wunde und folgen nach einem biss. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Lyme-Borreliose. Zeckenbiss auf den Arm einer Frau. Allergie…

Wunde und Folgen nach einem Biss.

mädchen mit blonden haaren, sitzend mit dem rücken gedreht und kratzen gebissen, rot, geschwollene nackenhaut von mückenstichen im sommer im wald. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Mädchen mit blonden Haaren, sitzend mit dem Rücken gedreht und…

Mädchen mit blonden Haaren, sitzt mit gedrehtem Rücken und kratzt gebissene, rote, geschwollene Nackenhaut von Mückenstichen im Sommer im Wald. Nahaufnahme von sichtbaren Insektenstichen. Gereizte Haut.

staub heap – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Staub Heap

lyme-borreliose – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Lyme-Borreliose

Nahaufnahme des Lyme-Flecks auf der menschlichen Haut – Borrelien, Lyme-Borreliose durch Zecke (Ixodes ricinus)

arzt entfernt eine zecke mit pinzette aus der hand des patienten – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Arzt entfernt eine Zecke mit Pinzette aus der Hand des Patienten

Ärztin entfernt eine Zecke mit einer Pinzette aus der Hand des Patienten. Enzephalitis, Borreliose und Lyme-Borreliose.

infizierte weibliche hirsche ticken auf haarige menschliche haut. ixodes ricinus. gefährliche milbe detail. acarus. infektiöse borreliose – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Infizierte weibliche Hirsche ticken auf haarige menschliche Haut.

gefährliche hirschzecken und kleine kinderbeine in sommerschuhen auf einem gras. ixodes ricinus – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Gefährliche Hirschzecken und kleine Kinderbeine in Sommerschuhen. ..

tick gehen auf einem menschlichen finger aus nächster nähe – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Tick gehen auf einem menschlichen Finger aus nächster Nähe

nahaufnahme der winzigen zeckennymphe kriechen über menschliche fingerspitze – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Nahaufnahme der winzigen Zeckennymphe kriechen über menschliche…

tipps für das design von zeckensicherheitsvektoren – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Tipps für das Design von Zeckensicherheitsvektoren

gefährliche parasitäre rizinusbohnenzecke beim beißen auf eine menschliche haut. ixodes ricinus oder skapularis – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Gefährliche parasitäre Rizinusbohnenzecke beim Beißen auf eine…

entfernung einer hundezecke – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Entfernung einer Hundezecke

Zecke – Tier, Hund, entfernend, parasitär, Hundezecke

die milbe beißt einen rötlichen hund – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Die Milbe beißt einen rötlichen Hund

entfernen von enzephalitis zecke der haut nach biss vektor illustration isoliert. – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Entfernen von Enzephalitis Zecke der Haut nach Biss Vektor…

Entfernung der Enzephalitis-Zecke der Haut nach dem Biss, Vektorillustration isoliert auf weißem Hintergrund. Infografik, die den richtigen Weg zeigt, Zeckeninsekten mit einer Pinzette zu entfernen.

igel-zecke – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Igel-Zecke

tick nah auf einem weißen hintergrund – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Tick nah auf einem weißen Hintergrund

häkchen auf weißem hintergrund. hundezecke. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Häkchen auf weißem Hintergrund. Hundezecke.

nahaufnahme einer hirschzecke auf menschlicher haut – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Nahaufnahme einer Hirschzecke auf menschlicher Haut

zecke – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Zecke

Eine Zecke, die in die menschliche Haut beißt.

infektiöses parasitäres insekt dermacentor dog tick arachnid auf einem grünen pflanzenblatt. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Infektiöses parasitäres Insekt Dermacentor Dog Tick Arachnid auf…

ein fleißiges kleines insekt auf der handfläche eines mannes – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Ein fleißiges kleines Insekt auf der Handfläche eines Mannes

Ein weiches braunes kleines gestreiftes käferartiges Insekt mit Schnurrhaaren und nackten Füßen auf der Handfläche einer Person bei sonnigem Wetter

impfung gegen frühsommer-meningoenzephalitis mit impfausweis, spritze und zeckenzange – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Impfung gegen Frühsommer-Meningoenzephalitis mit Impfausweis,…

dermacentor, auch bekannt als die amerikanische levi zecke, ist eine gattung in der familie ixodidae, die harten zecken zecken – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Dermacentor, auch bekannt als die amerikanische Levi Zecke, ist…

warnschild vor zecken – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Warnschild vor Zecken

Warnschild vor Zecken, das am Waldrand an einen Baum befestigt ist

hand hält ein warnschild für zecken parasiten gefahr über dem park grünen rasen hintergrund. verschiedene bugbisse, gesundheitsrisiko, verursacht infektionen, lyme-borreliose und braucht dringende medizinische behandlung. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Hand hält ein Warnschild für Zecken Parasiten Gefahr über dem…

hirschzecke oder ixodes scapularis kriechen auf grünem gras, draufsicht, gefährlicher parasit kann träger von viren und bakterien und anderen krankheiten sein – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Hirschzecke oder Ixodes scapularis kriechen auf grünem Gras,…

Hirschzecke oder Ixodes scapularis kriechen auf grünem Gras, Draufsicht, gefährliche Parasiten können Träger von Viren und Bakterien und anderen Krankheiten sein.

vektorverbotszeichen mit einer milbe. gefahr, von insekten gebissen zu werden und krank zu werden. bugs sind verboten. verbotenes schild – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Vektorverbotszeichen mit einer Milbe. Gefahr, von Insekten…

tote mücke an der hand des menschen nach tod – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Tote Mücke an der Hand des Menschen nach Tod

infektiöse enzephalitis ixodes scapularis oder persulcatus hirsch tick insekt auf der haut. enzephalitis virus oder lyme-borreliose-krankheit infiziert ixodes tick arachnid parasite nbiss makro. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Infektiöse Enzephalitis Ixodes Scapularis oder Persulcatus…

die zecke beißt die person – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Die Zecke beißt die person

Die Zecke beißt die Person, tief unter die Haut gesaugt.

läuse und käfer insekten symbol set illustration vektor – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Läuse und Käfer Insekten Symbol Set Illustration Vektor

Läuse und Käfer Insektensymbol Set Illustration Vektor

parasitäre hirschzecke wartet auf einem grünen blatt mit verschwommenem naturhintergrund. ixodes ricinus oder skapularis – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Parasitäre Hirschzecke wartet auf einem grünen Blatt mit…

gefährliche insekten, milben, mehr blut metall zange herausgezogen – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

gefährliche Insekten, Milben, mehr Blut Metall Zange. ..

Ein gefährliches Insekt, Milbe, mehr Blut aus Metallzange gezogen

ein kleiner welpe sitzt im frühjahr im grünen gras. die notwendigkeit, haustiere von zecken zu behandeln. sicheres gehen von haustieren auf der straße. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Ein kleiner Welpe sitzt im Frühjahr im grünen Gras. Die…

hirschzecke, ixodes scapularis, auf holzthermometer, bei steigenden temperaturen im frühjahr nimmt auch der zeckenbestand in wäldern und wiesen zu, konzeptbild nah dran – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Hirschzecke, Ixodes scapularis, auf Holzthermometer, bei…

Hirschzecke, Ixodes scapularis, auf Holzthermometer, mit steigenden Temperaturen im Frühjahr nimmt auch die Zeckenpopulation in Wäldern und Wiesen zu, Konzeptbild Nahaufnahme.

entfernen der zecke mit einer pinzette, infektionsgefahr für lyme-borreliose und zecke – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Entfernen der Zecke mit einer Pinzette, Infektionsgefahr für Lyme-

allergische reaktionen auf zeckenstiche – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

allergische Reaktionen auf Zeckenstiche

Menschliche Haut mit verschiedenen allergischen Reaktionen auf Zeckenstiche mit selektivem Fokus

vorbeugung von zeckenstichen, vorsorge borreliose. vektorillustration der medizinischen infografik der karikatur. vermeiden sie den hintergrund des milbendesign-banners – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Vorbeugung von Zeckenstichen, Vorsorge Borreliose….

mittel zum schutz vor zecken. schädlingsbekämpfung. ixodid-zecken. insektizide. zeckenspray. insektenschädlings-charaktere – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Mittel zum Schutz vor Zecken. Schädlingsbekämpfung. Ixodid-Zecken.

saugen tick makro-foto auf der menschlichen haut. ixodes ricinus. aufgeblähter parasit in rosa gereizte epidermis gebissen. kleine rote tropfen. gefährliche insektenmilbe. enzephalitis, lyme-borreliose-infektion – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Saugen Tick Makro-Foto auf der menschlichen Haut. Ixodes ricinus.

saugende zecke makrofoto auf menschlicher haut. ixodes ricinus. aufgeblähter parasit in rosa gereizte epidermis gebissen. kleine rote tropfen. gefährliche insektenmilbe. enzephalitis, borreliose-infektion – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Saugende Zecke Makrofoto auf menschlicher Haut. Ixodes ricinus….

Saugende Zecke Makrofoto auf der menschlichen Haut. Ixodes ricinus. Aufgeblähter Parasit in rosa gereizte Epidermis gebissen. Kleine rote Tropfen. Gefährliche Insektmilbe. Enzephalitis, Lyme-Borreliose-Infektion.

ein katzenhalsband gegen zecken und flöhe mit natürlichem schöllkraut- und lavendelöl. natürliche abwehr von blutsaugenden insekten für ein haustier, das im freien spazieren geht – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Ein Katzenhalsband gegen Zecken und Flöhe mit natürlichem Schöllkr

herzwurmerkrankung bei hunden. bearbeitbare vektorillustration. – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Herzwurmerkrankung bei Hunden. Bearbeitbare Vektorillustration.

eine räuberische parasitäre zecke kriecht entlang des menschlichen körpers. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Eine räuberische parasitäre Zecke kriecht entlang des…

mädchen mit blonden haaren, sitzt mit dem rücken und kratzt sich an gebissener, roter, geschwollener halshaut von mückenstichen im sommer. nahaufnahme von sichtbaren insektenstichen. gereizte haut. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Mädchen mit blonden Haaren, sitzt mit dem Rücken und kratzt sich…

mädchen kratzt sich im sommer an gebissener, roter, geschwollener halshaut von mückenstichen. nahaufnahme von sichtbaren insektenstichen. gereizte haut. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Mädchen kratzt sich im Sommer an gebissener, roter,…

warnschild vorsicht tickt auf russisch. das konzept der biologischen sicherheit. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Warnschild Vorsicht tickt auf Russisch. Das Konzept der…

krätze beim menschen infografik – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Krätze beim Menschen Infografik

katze mit milbe unter lupe. tierklinik. haustier-parasiten. symbol für dünne linie. vektor-illustration. – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Katze mit Milbe unter Lupe. Tierklinik. Haustier-Parasiten….

von termiten beschädigte holzschichten. tote termiten. – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Von Termiten beschädigte Holzschichten. Tote Termiten.

frau sprüht insekten- oder mückenschutzmittel auf einen kleinen jungen vor einem spaziergang im wald. schützen sie kinder vor mücken und anderen insekten. sommeraktivitäten für familien mit kind – mite bite stock-fotos und bilder

Frau sprüht Insekten- oder Mückenschutzmittel auf einen kleinen…

die orange getigerte katze wurde zum juckreiz am ganzen körper, vektorillustration. – mite bite stock-grafiken, -clipart, -cartoons und -symbole

Die orange getigerte Katze wurde zum Juckreiz am ganzen Körper,…

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Hirsch-Tick auf der Haut

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Our trips to the homestead can be brutal in the late summer months. It never fails that I get eaten up by what I have called chiggers for many years. However the locals, all say the same thing, likely I was bitten by turkey mites. In all the places I have lived, I had never heard of turkeys mites and really thought that it was just local terminology. However, I’ve reached the point where I need to know, what exactly finds me so irresistible and how can I fight back! Chiggers versus turkey mites, what is the difference?

What are Chiggers?

Technically chiggers are not insects at all but are arachnids, in the same family as spiders and ticks. They are better known as mites. While chiggers prefer tall grass-like fields and wooded areas they can also be found in your yard. They are most active in the warmer months of the year when temperatures reach 77 to 86 degrees. Fortunately, the chigger larvae die as temperatures drop below 42 degrees.

Chigger. Stock photo from Canva

Adult chiggers are extremely tiny, only about 1/60th of an inch in size. Adult chiggers are not dangerous to humans, it is the larvae that cause such irritation. The larvae are even more tiny, only about 1/150th of an inch. They are practically invisible to the naked eye, however since they are typically clustered in large numbers, they may appear as a tiny red dot on the skin.

Chiggers prefer brushy and grassy areas that stay moist during the day. The larvae can’t fly, so they remain clustered together waiting for passing hosts. The larvae are strictly parasitic, seeking hosts where they can feed.

How Do Chiggers Bite?

Once chiggers attach to a host, they seek exposed skin areas. Often the mite bites will be in places where clothing fits tightly. They are most likely to be found around your ankles, lower legs, behind your knees, groin, and waist. Once they locate exposed skin, the chigger larvae pierce the skin and use digestive enzymes in their saliva to liquefy the exposed skin cells. They feed off the dissolved skin tissue. Once attached to a host, the chiggers can remain attached for several days while they feed.

Identifying a Chigger Bite

Within a few hours, the chigger bites will begin to itch. The intense itching can often keep you awake at night. The bites will become red welts or blisters. Often these bites will be in straight lines. I have to admit, I have not noticed the straight lines of bites, but I will certainly try to pay more attention. Thankfully chiggers don’t carry diseases, however, the secondary infections caused by scratching can cause problems.

What are Turkey Mites?

Entomologists agree that the villain known as a turkey mite is actually the larval form of Lone Star Ticks. Click to see a photo here. They are also known as seed ticks or turkey ticks. The best description I read was “they are similar to chiggers, except worse.” Deer are actually the most prominent host of the Lone Star ticks, however wild turkeys and other ground-feeding birds are also hosts to Lone Star Ticks. Turkeys are blamed for the more widespread distribution of the Lone Star Tick due to the increase of the turkey population over the last 50 years. Lone Star Ticks can be found all over the south, and the central United States.

Life Cycle of a Tick

Ticks have four life stages: egg, six-legged larva, eight-legged nymph, and adult. Other than the egg stage, the remaining three stages of life depend on the ticks finding a parasitic host to survive. While some ticks prefer the same host for all stages, most find a different host for each stage of development. Ticks find their hosts as they can detect the breath, body odors, heat, and moisture of their hosts. Like chiggers, they like tall grasses and wooded areas. Ticks also can not fly or jump, but they wait in a position ready to attach to a host called questing. Ticks stand holding their front legs at the ready. When a host walk by, they are prepared to latch on. Lone star ticks are aggressive ticks and will host on humans at all three stages of development.

How Do Ticks Bite?

Once a lone star tick larva or turkey mite finds a host, it cut the skin and inserts its feeding tube. The feeding tube of ticks has barbs that help them attach to the host. Ticks in all stages of development suck blood from their host. It’s during this feeding time that the host can be exposed to the spread of diseases.

Adult Lone Star Tick. Stock Photo from Canva

Some sources indicated that the larvae stage of ticks doesn’t typically spread tick-borne infections as it is the first stage of feeding and likely the ticks have not encountered diseases from other hosts. However other sources indicate that there is evidence of transmission of Rocky Mountain fever and other diseases at even the larvae stage of development. Anyone exposed to tick bites, should be mindful of signs of infection. Thankfully, Lone Start ticks are not carriers of Lyme disease.

Identifying Turkey Mite Bites

Unfortunately, turkey mite bites look very similar to chigger bites. Turkey mites create red, rash-like bites. These small bumps become inflamed, swollen, and may blister. Itchy outbreaks can occur all over the body. The one constant difference between the two types of bites is that the severe itching is much more severe with turkey mites than with chiggers. The symptoms can last up to three weeks.

Prevention: Chiggers Versus Turkey Mites

As with any bug bite, prevention is the best course of action. I will admit, that I have not practiced good prevention when it comes to turkey mites. Most sources indicate that insect repellents containing 20% DEET are an effective treatment to prevent tick bites. While I know that may be effective, I am not a fan of spraying poison on my skin on a daily basis. However, since Kentucky will soon be our permanent home, I need to come up with a plan of how to prevent insect bites.

Exposed to turkey mites while working in high grasses.

Tuck it in!

To prevent exposed skin, always wear long pants in areas prone to ticks. Many experts suggest tucking your pants into your socks or boots to minimize the exposure to the lower legs.

Roll Ticks Away

Recently on Instagram, Ann of all Trades, shared a cool tick hack that I heard for the first time. After hiking or walking through areas likely to include ticks, go over your clothes with a lint roller. Ticks that are still crawling on your clothes can be removed before they make their way to a person’s skin. This works for animals too. Be sure to roll down your dog to find any loose ticks before you let the dog in your home.

Clothing Treatments

Years ago, my family used to backpack in Alaska. For mosquito bite prevention, I treated our clothing with permethrin. I have to admit, I had completely forgotten about this treatment method. Soaking clothes in permethrin creates a long-lasting shield against tiny ticks. Treatments are long-lasting and can hold up multiple washings.

Concentrated forms of permethrin need to be diluted to the recommended 0. 5% strength solution recommended for treating fabrics. Once diluted, soak clothes in the solution for several hours, allowing the items of clothing to become completely saturated with the permethrin solution. Clothing can be soaked in batches in buckets or individual items in a plastic bag. Hang clothes to dry. Once dry, wear as usual. The good news is that the treated clothing will be effective in repelling insects for up to six weeks, or six washings! Don’t forget to treat your boots as well!

While I realize that permethrin is a poisonous chemical, I personally feel this method is a safer method than spraying poison directly on my skin and clothes on a regular basis. When treating clothes with permethrin, take all necessary precautions, wear gloves, work outside, be mindful of treatment materials and dispose of them safely.

You can tell I have been scratching.

How to Treat Affected Areas

While prevention is always best, what do you do if you find yourself in the same predicament as me? The itching starts as a simple irritation, but progresses to an intense itching that makes you want to rip your own skin off! Please be aware, we are not healthcare professionals, the information provided is for informational purposes only. When seeking medical advice, please contact your healthcare provider.

Shower Soon After Exposure

After exposing yourself to turkey mites, it is best to shower with hot water and scrub affected areas. If you find any attached ticks, use tweezers or a tick removal tool to grasp the head of the tick as close to your skin as possible and remove it. Some sources recommend soaking in a bath with 1/2 cup of bleach for at least 15 minutes.

Topical Permethrin 

My friend, Angela Magney owner of Magney Legacy Ridge Farm and fellow Kentuckian, messaged me right away when I shared my agony. She said that her family uses the cheap Walmart brand lice shampoo. I used this for the first time this year, I actually found this lotion to be very soothing. However, I think it’s best used after initial exposure to prevent the turkey mites from attaching. Lice treatment spray is a topical permethrin-based spray that is safe for your skin. My case was far too advanced for this to be effective.

Treating the Itch: Chiggers versus Turkey Mites

In my experience, calamine lotion is not effective in treating turkey mites. In recent years, I have used a triple approach. This is what I have done personally, please seek professional medical attention if needed. I first wipe down the affected skin with isopropyl alcohol. While this burns, it does help prevent infection. Try as I might, I can’t help but scratch.

Next, I apply Tecnu Calagel Anti Itch Gel and I also spray with a topical analgesic Tecnu Rash Relief Spray. Yes, I use both, desperate times call for desperate measures. This combination seems to be the best at keeping the itching at bay, however, I haven’t found anything that makes it completely stop. The itching can last for weeks after exposure.

My triple treatment method.

Return of Cold Weather Brings Relief

Both chiggers and turkey mites flourish in the high heat of spring, late summer, and fall. The return of cold weather will kill off the chiggers at temperatures lower than 42 degrees. While the lone star ticks will become inactive in fall and winter, the temperature needs to be below 10 degrees for several days to kill the adult population. During this time period of inactivity, we can enjoy a slight respite from turkey mites. Personally, I look forward to the cooler months when I can enjoy the homestead without having to worry about being exposed to turkey mites. Until then, I will need to be vigilant to evade this nearly invisible nemesis.

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About the Author: Barbra-Sue Kowalski grew up on a small hobby farm. She was always drawn to farm life, however, she was stuck in an urban life far from her roots. Barbra-Sue was a single mom for 13 years, raising her 3 children on her own. She met Philip in 2018 and they married in 2021. Between the two of them, they have 5 grown children and 4 grandchildren. These empty nesters are following their dreams! As they both turn 50, they are building their off-grid homestead to live the life that they dream about. Learn more about Philip and Barbra-Sue here. Contact them here. To leave a comment on this post, please scroll down.

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Tick bite: signs, symptoms and consequences

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The season of tick activity begins in the spring, it is during this period that humans and animals are most at risk of picking up the parasite. What are ticks, how to protect yourself from their bite and what to do if it does happen?

The tick season lasts from spring to autumn. The tick resembles a tiny bug, its body length is only 4 mm, it has 4 pairs of legs, and is covered with a shell on top. Since the arthropod is very small, it is very difficult for a person to see its head and blood-sucking proboscis without special devices. Although the tick has no eyes, it can smell its prey at a distance of 10 meters, thanks to its well-developed sense of smell. The body of the male is smaller than the female. The female, having drunk blood, can reach up to 2 cm in size, she is able to drink blood 10 times her own weight.

Many people are afraid that a tick can fall from a tree and bite into the scalp or neck, where it is very difficult to detect it instantly. It is a myth. The tick does not rise above 50 cm from the ground, so this possibility is excluded. Often he waits for a warm-blooded creature in the grass or bushes, and when it comes closer, it grabs with its front paws and climbs rather quickly. The parasite travels through the body of the victim, choosing for itself the most tasty areas (most often it is the stomach, neck, ears, armpits). Having found such a place, the parasite digs into the skin, cutting it with its proboscis, and begins to suck out blood. The trace of a tick bite on the human body remains in the form of a small red spot 1 cm in size, if the person did not have a strong allergic reaction.

What are the consequences of a tick bite in humans?

The condition of the victim depends on the number of bites and physique. They are more difficult to tolerate by the elderly, children and people with severe and allergic diseases. Possible bite signs in humans:

• redness of the area of ​​the skin;
• itching;
• fever;
• onset of headache;
• lowering blood pressure;
• rapid heartbeat;
• appearance of rashes on the skin;
• swollen lymph nodes;
• Constant feeling of weakness.

The consequences of an attack depend on whether the parasite is infected or not. The bite of the encephalitic tick is considered the most dangerous for humans. The consequences of such a bite are extremely severe (in case of infection and refusal of treatment):

• paralysis of the body;
• breathing problems;
• impairment of brain activity;
• death.

If a person has suffered from a sterile tick, then the complications may not be so dangerous:

• putrefaction of affected area;
• the occurrence of an allergic reaction;
• the appearance of edema (up to Quincke’s edema).

It is impossible to independently determine whether an infectious tick has stuck or not. The appearance and color of the tick does not depend on whether it is infected or not. If bitten by an infected tick, timely treatment can save the victim’s life.

How long does it take for a person to show symptoms of a tick bite?

The first symptoms appear after 2-3 hours in the form of reddening of the skin. A week or later, the symptoms described above may appear.

How is a tick bite different from other insect bites? How to find out which insect has bitten and left characteristic marks on the skin? There will be one spot, there will not be the same in the neighborhood, the redness will increase every hour, an allergic reaction may occur. Can a tick just bite a person without sticking its head under the skin?

The answer to all these questions is no. The tick bites only for the purpose of satiation, and for this it needs to cling well, inject an anesthetic and immerse its proboscis along with its head under the skin of the victim. Males need less blood to saturate, so they can fall off in an hour, but females need a lot of blood, so they can parasitize for up to 6 days and increase in size many times over. Ticks drink blood in order to get enough and leave offspring. Females will not be able to lay eggs in a hungry state – they definitely need blood.

How long can a tick suck blood?

From several minutes to several hours, and females, as a rule, stay longer on the victim’s body. It should be noted that most of the time the tick is on the skin of a person or animal in search of a place for suction, so if the tick has not yet stuck, it should be brushed off as soon as possible (no need to press it on yourself like a mosquito – you can bring an infection under the skin).

On average, an adult sucks blood for 1-2 hours, after which it disappears.

How much blood can a tick drink at a time?

Hungry ixodid ticks weigh from 2 to 15 mg, and satiated ones from 200 to 1200 mg, which is many times their own weight. In one bite, a tick can pump out up to 1,000 mg of human blood. The size of a hungry tick does not exceed 4 mm, and a full one can reach 3 cm, becoming similar in size to a corn seed.

Does a tick die after being bitten?

Some people seriously think that a tick dies after it bites a person, but this is not at all the case. On the contrary, the tick only benefits from the bite – this is its nutrition, which contributes to further development and reproduction. A hungry tick will not be able to leave offspring, so biting people and animals is a vital necessity for it.

How dangerous is a tick bite for a person?

The tick can serve as a carrier of a rather extensive list of diseases, therefore, after pulling out the tick, it is better to save it for testing for infections (encephalitis, borreliosis, called Lyme disease). This is done in the laboratory at the infectious diseases hospital. Scientists have proven that the chance of getting infected from a tick is unlikely, since 90% of ticks, according to research, are not infected. Although minimal, but the chance of infection exists.

First aid for a bite.

If a tick is crawling on you, shake it off immediately, and if it has already stuck, remove it as soon as possible and store it in a jar with moistened cotton wool or blades of grass to bring it alive to the laboratory for the study and diagnosis of infections. Treat the wound with an antiseptic. If signs of allergy are observed – severe redness and swelling of the bite site, immediately give the victim an antiallergic agent.

How to remove a tick?

An arthropod attaches itself very strongly to the human body, since the saliva of the parasite acts as a hardener. The proboscis digs deep under the skin, so you need to remove the tick very carefully. Step-by-step recommendations for extracting the tick: Using counterclockwise movements in a circle, as if unscrewing a screw, pull it out of the skin with tweezers. Be careful not to break off the head of the tick. If you had to extract the bloodsucker in nature, and there were no tweezers nearby, an ordinary thread will help. With its help, the proboscis is tied near the very surface of the skin and is pulled out with light jerks. After removal, you need to make sure that the tick is intact, put it in an airtight container and deliver it to the sanitary and epidemiological station for analysis as soon as possible. Lubricate the surface near the bite with any antiseptic. People often advise treating the affected area with oil, kerosene, gasoline and other liquids so that the tick crawls out on its own. This action is erroneous – the tick will try to dive even deeper under the skin. But if the insect then crawls out, its body will not be able to be examined in the laboratory.

What should I do if the head of a tick remains under the skin?

The head of the tick may remain under the skin if it is removed with careless, excessive force. It looks like a small splinter, so some are negligent about removing it, saying “the tick died, it no longer sucks out blood – it will fall off by itself” or simply do not notice. But it is not recommended to do so. Left under the skin, the proboscis of the tick will provoke inflammation and suppuration of the wound. Therefore, do not leave the head or proboscis of the tick under the skin, waiting for them to fall off on their own. Take a sharp needle disinfected in alcohol, pick the remaining proboscis and remove it. After a bite, a small wound will remain on the skin, which will heal quickly if the tick was not contagious. Treat the bite site with peroxide, then brilliant green or iodine. If the tick bite is very itchy, use Fenistil-gel or a similar remedy that relieves itching. Try not to scratch the inflamed area so that the healing process goes faster. To prevent the head of the tick from remaining under the skin, cling to it as close as possible to the suction site.

What disease can be contracted from a tick bite?

After a tick bite, a person develops various ailments – from simple irritation to severe or fatal illness.

Encephalitis : Initially, the illness resembles the common cold. The incubation period can last up to a week. No analysis will give one hundred percent information about the infection if 10 days have not passed since the attack. For an accurate diagnosis, you need to bring a live and unharmed parasite for examination.

Borreliosis (Lyme disease) : This disease can be transmitted to humans if the tick contains Borrelia bacteria. Symptoms do not appear immediately, after a while the lymph nodes increase, the body aches, a red ring appears on the skin.

What to do if you are bitten by a tick?

There is no need to panic, often elevated body temperature and muscle pain can be a manifestation of a protective psychological response of the body after fright and anxiety. The onset of the disease goes through certain stages: Causeless and short chills, fever up to 40 degrees. According to the clinical signs of the formation of encephalitis, this period is more like infection with the flu. After some time, the patient may experience symptoms: nausea and vomiting, bouts of severe headache. At this stage, all symptoms indicate a gastrointestinal disorder. After a few days, the patient will suddenly show symptoms of arthritis or arthrosis. Pain in the head passes, they are replaced by aches of the whole body. The patient’s movements are very difficult, there are problems with breathing. The skin on the face and body turns red and becomes edematous, purulent abscesses appear at the site of the bite. Further, the symptoms only worsen, because the infection enters the patient’s circulatory system and begins its destructive work. Remember that delay can lead to death!

If a tick is found on the body, it should be removed immediately. This procedure can be carried out independently or go to the hospital. Health workers can easily pull it out and run a series of tests. Only in laboratory conditions can you accurately determine whether this tick is dangerous. If treatment is necessary, it is necessary to unconditionally follow the recommendations and prescriptions of the attending physician so that the effectiveness of the treatment is maximum.

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Tick bite. Tick-borne encephalitis and borreliosis.

Symptoms, prevention and treatment

A carefree holiday in nature can be overshadowed by a tick bite.

In the hot weather of the spring-summer season, ticks wait for their prey, sitting in the grass or bushes. When a person appears, insects move from foliage to clothes, move along it in search of an open area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe body to which they can attach. To bite, ticks choose warm, moist areas of the skin where the blood vessels are not deep (neck, head, armpits, buttocks, the area between the shoulder blades, earlobes, calf muscles).

When bitten, ticks inject an anesthetic into the skin of the victim, so this goes unnoticed.

After saturation, the males quickly fall off the person, and the females can stay on their prey for several more days, having managed to lay up to 2 thousand eggs and increase to 10 mm in diameter.

Attention! Very often, ticks are carriers of such dangerous diseases as systemic borreliosis and tick-borne viral encephalitis!

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90 212 Symptoms of encephalitis

Tick-borne encephalitis is a seasonal viral disease. Encephalitis enters the human body after the bite of an infected tick or when drinking milk from infected cows or goats.

On average, clinical signs of the disease appear one month after the encephalitic tick bite.

Depending on the manifestation of symptoms, tick-borne encephalitis develops in 3 forms:

• focal form – observed in 20% of patients;
• febrile form – occurs in 50% of patients;
• meningeal form – in 30%.

In case of focal form of tick-borne encephalitis (the most severe form of the disease) the infection penetrates into the substance of the spinal cord and brain. The following signs of a tick bite are observed: chills, convulsions, a strong increase in temperature (above 40 degrees), the appearance of lethargy and drowsiness.

Depending on which part of the brain or spinal cord is affected, symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, cardiac and respiratory disorders, paralysis and paresis of the muscles of the shoulder and neck, impaired voluntary movements, etc. may be present.

Febrile encephalitis lasts up to 10 days. The disease is undulating in nature, then subsiding, then reappearing in the form of a fever. But weakness, palpitations and sweating persist for a long time.

Menigeal shape . With this form of the disease, inflammation of the membranes of the spinal cord and brain occurs. Within 2 weeks, the patient has a severe headache (in which pills do not help), neck muscle tension, vomiting, fever, fever.

Systemic tick-borne borreliosis (or Lyme disease)

Lyme disease was first identified in the US city of Lyme in 1975.

Lyme disease agent – the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which belongs to the spirochetes. The causative agent of the disease enters the cells of the body and remains dormant for 10 years. This explains the chronic nature of the disease. A patient with borreliosis is not contagious for others, since the infection is transmitted to a person only through a tick bite.

Symptoms of borreliosis

The disease begins 1-2 weeks after infection. In its development, the disease goes through 3 stages. Moreover, stages 1-2 are considered early, and stage 3 is chronic.

Stage 1 borreliosis lasts about a month. Signs of a tick bite resemble acute respiratory infections. A person has a fever, general malaise, body aches, muscle pain and weakness appear.

The main symptom of stage 1 is the appearance near the bite of a round red spot (erythema) with a diameter of 15-20 cm. Over time, the spot may increase in size.

Stage 2 disease lasts for 6 months. Skin lesions in the form of ring-shaped elements, urticaria are characteristic.

Infection spreads throughout the body through the blood and lymph circulation, resulting in damage to the nervous system, joints or heart.

With inflammation of the cardiovascular system, severe arrhythmias, pericarditis and myocarditis (dizziness, palpitations, chest pain and shortness of breath) are observed. There may also be a decrease in sensitivity.

stage 3 borreliosis . The disease becomes chronic. The consequences of borreliosis are heart disease, serious inflammation of the joints, combined with extensive damage to the nervous system.

If a disease such as borreliosis is left untreated, it can lead to disability and even death.

With the correct diagnosis of borreliosis and adequate antibiotic therapy, there is a chance for recovery.

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First Aid in case of a tick bite

Immediately after a tick bite, try to go to the nearest emergency room. A qualified doctor will quickly and skillfully save you from an insect.

In specialized hospitals, if necessary, according to indications, emergency prevention of tick-borne encephalitis is carried out by administering immunoglobulin or another antiviral drug in the first three days after a tick bite. In order to prevent tick-borne borreliosis, a course of antibiotic treatment is carried out.

If the visit to the doctor is delayed for any reason, you can try to remove it yourself. However, it often happens that during self-extraction, the insect breaks in half, and the head remains in the wound.

It is necessary, by making counterclockwise movements, to “twist” the insect out of the skin. Keep the tick as close to the skin as possible to prevent tearing of the abdomen. In this case, the fingers must be wrapped with a bandage or gauze.

You can try to remove the tick with a thread: wrap the proboscis of the tick as close to the skin as possible and, performing swinging movements, slowly pull the insect out.

After the manipulations, the bite site must be treated with a solution of iodine or alcohol. The tick must be closed in a vessel with a tightly screwed lid and brought to the laboratory for examination for the presence of the borreliosis virus and tick-borne encephalitis.