Ticks are blood-sucking venomous insects similar to ticks, but they are much more dangerous than ticks for transmitting diseases. Lyme disease caused by tick bites has been a major concern in recent times, so many people are concerned about how to deal with tick bites scientifically.
You should not use your hands to pat the bite after you find it
Because ticks may carry a variety of bacteria and viruses, when you find a tick bite, take care not to shoot it directly with your hands to avoid getting broken skin or mucous membranes contaminated with tick tissue debris or feces to avoid infection.
Don't pull raw when bitten
Because of the special structure of the tick's mouthparts when it sucks blood, the tick's head has barbs that get tighter and tighter when pulled by force by hand. Therefore, when you find a tick bite, be careful not to pull on it, as it may hurt your skin or leave the tick's head inside your skin.
How to remove a biting tick
Once a tick is found to have bitten your skin, use alcohol drops on the tick to relax or kill the tick's head, and then remove the tick with pointed tweezers. If alcohol is not available or if medical conditions do not allow it, you can gently burn the exposed part of the tick with a cigarette or incense stick to make its head slowly exit on its own.
Topical treatment
After removing the tick, the area should be disinfected with alcohol or iodophor, and hands should be washed with soap and water.
Seek medical attention promptly
Because tick bites can transmit a variety of diseases, such as forest encephalitis, Lyme disease, etc., and sometimes there is a period of incubation after being infected, it is necessary to observe the body condition for a long time after being bitten, and if symptoms such as fever, inflammation of the bite site and erythema occur, it is necessary to promptly seek medical attention and inform the doctor of the relevant medical history in order to facilitate timely diagnosis of tick-borne diseases. The tick can be diagnosed in a timely manner.
