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Knee socks, spray and co.: These means offer protection against ticks
All year round, it is important that you protect yourself from ticks when you are outdoors. Which funds help and what else you should know.
If you are often and like to travel in nature, you have already got to know one of them: ticks are unpleasant parasites that are stuck in the skin and, in the event of a case, can transmit diseases. One of them is Lyme disease. This disease caused by bacteria can lead to joint complaints, for example. But temporary paralysis and inflammation in the brain are also possible consequences.
Whether you suffer from the disease can be found about five weeks after a tick bite through a blood test at Doct: Inside. Antibiotics help in a positive test. There is no vaccination against Lyme disease.
A second illness that can often be transmitted by ticks is early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE). The viruses of this infectious disease are transmitted by ticks. Flu -like symptoms are typical. Infection of the brain, the brain or the spinal cord are also possible, albeit very rarely. Problematic: TBE cannot be treated, but there is a vaccination that can make sense if you are outdoors.
So you can protect yourself from ticks
So that you keep the possibilities that ticks get to your skin, you can protect yourself using the following methods:
- Not the most attractive method, but it is effective that to pull over the long trousers. The RKI explains that ticks are so forced to climb up the clothes further, which makes it easier to discover them before they can get to the skin. Fixed shoes and tops with long sleeves can continue to be helpful. If the clothing is light, ticks can also be found faster.
- Logical, but still worth mentioning, it is to avoid areas in which ticks are increasingly. These are about high grass, leaves, scrub, bushes, undergrowth or thicket. Meanwhile, largely known, but still worth mentioning: ticks do not fall from trees. A walk through the forest on a firm path is less dangerous than a detour through the high grass.
- You should also examine your pets for ticks so that you do not bring them home.
- The use of repellents, i.e. defense agents, is also effective and helpful, but limited in time and should be refreshed again and again. Means against ticks are available as Or as a cream or lotion. The means of choice should not only be applied to the skin, but at best also to the clothes. However, there is no 100 % protection against ticks.
It also makes sense to have one for hikes or longer stays in nature And to have disinfection in order to be able to react quickly in the event of a tick bite.
It is also important to search thoroughly for ticks (and especially children) after a stay outdoors. Hair base, ears, neck, armpits, elbows, belly button, genital area, po-scratch or the knee throat are attractive parts of the body for ticks, which you should take into account when searching. In addition, you should not only look for larger ticks, but also for larvae that can have reached the body.
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Source: Stern
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