Do not repeat these common mistakes:.

Do not smear mites with oil, saliva or alcohol. Do not believe in folk recipes that are advised to apply something to the tick so that it suffocates and falls off. After biting, you should get it yourself with the help of a thread or a special device that is sold in a pharmacy. At the same time, try to remove the tick immediately with your head, because it contains the virus.

After removing the mite, do not throw it away, but put it in a closed container. So a tick can be stored for up to three days, but it's better to take it to the analysis as soon as possible. Check the tick is important because it can be a carrier of a variety of viral diseases, the most dangerous of which are borreliosis and encephalitis. With such complications as paralysis, loss of sight and hearing, problems with the heart and joints.

Do not go to the doctor immediately after a tick bite. Only after you receive the results of a mite study from the laboratory.

Only then, if a tick is found in the mite, the doctor will prescribe a preventive course of antibiotics.

Do not give blood for infection the next day after a tick bite, because there's no point in it. Signs of the disease in the blood do not appear immediately, but after 2-3 weeks.

Do not ignore symptoms that may occur even after a month. If the skin around the tick bite turns red or the fever has risen, immediately go to the doctor and mention the tick bite.

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