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By Loana Schnitzspahn
DARMSTADT – Ticks high season right now. According to the German Red Cross (DRK), experts speak of a "summer of ticks". The main danger of a tick bite is the transmission of infectious diseases, such as TBE (meningoencephalitis in early summer) or Lyme disease, which can lead to meningitis and Lyme disease to paralysis and nerve inflammation. The first symptoms, such as fever, headache and body aches, are similar in both diseases.
To prevent infection with TBE, doctors and the Robert Koch Institute recommend a vaccine. "In high-risk areas, we can not, unfortunately, eradicate the virus because it survives in ticks, but a vaccine protects humans," explains Sagoschen
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Home Remedies for Tick Removal recommend the German Red Cross and Dr. med. Ingo Sagoschen off. Previously, you drowned the tick with oil or used all-purpose glue to kill the animal. In these methods, the tick dies, but the infected body of the tick remains in the skin.
A tweezer is available in the pharmacy from 3 euros. The tick card of 0.50 cents.
The vaccine is paid in FSME risk areas by most health insurance companies. The first time there are three vaccinations. The protection lasts three years. "Then one vaccine is enough every three years," explains Sagoschen.
There are other ways to protect yourself from a bite. The German Red Cross advises wearing long, light clothing during walks and hikes. On the one we see better ticks. The Robert Koch Institute recommends you walk as far as possible on solid paths and avoid the undergrowth, tall grbad and skin contact plants at ground level.
According to information from the Robert Koch Institute, the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg is still considered a TBE risk zone. The infection is notifiable, not borreliosis. Unlike TBE, Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics, according to Dr. Ingo Sagoschen, district doctor of the DRK Darmstadt. Against the TBE virus can not proceed causally.
Eleven messages in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg
Last year there was, according to the Department of Health, a total of twelve reports of people infected with TBE in Darmstadt and in the district of Darmstadt-Dieburg. For this year, there are eleven reports so far: three people reported the infection in Darmstadt and eight in the district.
After a visit to nature, the whole body should be searched for leeches. The temperatures of the last weeks are optimal for the existence of arachnids: "Ticks need heat," says Ingo Sagoschen. In cold weather, they could worsen. In addition, small animals prefer parts of the body where they can fit – such as hair or skin folds. "Ticks can hang well before they are absorbed by the skin, and they have more rest in the skin folds, for example on the back of the hand," says Sagoschen. If a tick is found on the skin, it's not a cause for panic, according to the German Red Cross. It is important that the tick is removed immediately. It's best done with a tick-off forceps or a tick card. This allows the animal to be removed without turning or squeezing it. "It's a big risk if the tick is not removed properly," warns Ingo Sagoschen. "Arachnids carry the pathogen inside them, so if you try to remove the tick with normal tweezers, it can happen that it is expelled. , and the infection gets into the body of the thing bitten. "
If a tick has been properly removed, the sting site must be observed. Sagoschen recommends placing a ruler near the puncture site on the skin and photographing it. So it can be well documented if a red ring forms around the bite and if it gets larger. If this is the case, be sure to consult a doctor. The photographic documentation of the bite site is also useful for the family doctor.
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