Kreis Lörrach: Ticks must be removed by doctor – Kreis Lörrach

Lörrach County. With their bite, ticks can transmit dangerous diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lyme borreliosis. According to the Center for Infection Research, the number of ticks this year is particularly high, even a record is even mentioned. As a result, the risk of developing dangerous meningitis increases. Our publisher Michael Werndorff has spoken with Alexander Wittwer of AOK Hochrhein-Bodensee, an expert in the field of health promotion

Question: Mr. Wittwer, where hematophagous animals are hiding [19659003] Where there are herbs and shrubs. Even if you have a beautiful peasant garden, you must expect ticks

Question: How can you protect yourself when you are in the wild?

You can protect yourself from ticks with proper clothing, stockings and long pants

Question: What should you do after you go outside?

I recommend checking ticks after a trip or gardening. Sometimes, it is not easy to spot animals because, as in the case of nymphs, they are tiny. You must watch carefully. This is best done by the partner or partner

Question: How should one behave after a tick bite?

It is important to remove ticks. If possible, a doctor should do it. There is a risk that the animal is only partially removed, the head remains in the skin and viruses spread in the human body.

Question: What diseases can transmit ticks?

On the one hand there is tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), meningitis or inflammation of the spinal cord, which can even lead to disability, and l? other Lyme disease, in which patients can suffer severe joint pain. Both diseases are very dangerous and the therapy is tedious.

Question: What are the symptoms of a tick bite?

Frequently affected people experience symptoms of flu, headaches and fever. Especially in this season, it is important to visit the doctor and be examined for both diseases and exclude these, if it is a common flu. Often you can feel the tick bite, sometimes it happens to a redness of the skin (Wanderröte) as a clbadic symptom of Lyme disease. This is a sign that you absolutely must go to the doctor

Question: What is the probability of being infected with FSME?

The probability is high because the district of Lörrach is one of the TBE risk areas.

Question: Do you recommend vaccination against FSME?

Yes, absolutely! This is a double vaccination over a period of 14 days. Only then does the human develop antibodies. The earlier the vaccine is, the better it is. There is no vaccine against Lyme disease. Only caution and antibiotics are helpful in case of infection.

Question: When does the tick season end?

Until a few years ago, the cold season marked the end of the tick season. A hot January can get animals to travel very early in the year. You can barely speak of a real season anymore.

Interested persons can also find information on this subject on www.rki.de.