Tick Season: How to Survive

Ticks are tiny bloodsucking parasites that are hard to spot but once they bite you, they can cause lots of troubles to your health. What to do to secure yourself and your family members from these insects? You will find the answers here.

What You Need to Know About Ticks

What makes ticks so dangerous? All ticks are unsafe for humans, however, some species are more threatening. For example, one of them transmits Lyme disease whilst others can cause Babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and others - Meredith Hayes health expert from beezzly says.

There are almost one thousand species of ticks in the world and each species is active during a certain time. However, in general the “tick season” starts in the period from late March till April when it is getting warmer and those parasites come out to start their hunting time. Ticks reduce their activity and stop being active at all in autumn when the first freezing comes.

When are Ticks Most Dangerous?

Tick’s period of development includes several stages starting from a larva (that is the first stage) and ending with a mature insect.

Any tick reaches its highest level of harmfulness for people when being at the nymph stage. Such immature insects cause infection when biting their victim.

Even though most of the ticks’ bites will hardly cause something more traumatizing than an ordinary swelling, there are bloodsuckers whose bite can lead to a blood disease! If you are interested in detailed information here are related source.

So how to behave during the “tick period” of the year?

What to Do If a Tick Bit You

If you have spotted a tiny bloodsucker on yourself or someone else, do the following.

Take it off accurately with the tweezers at once by grabbing the whole insect and pulling it out. Make sure you don’t leave its head under your skin!
To cause illness, some ticks need to stay on your skin for at least 36 hours. The sooner you take it off the better.
Go to the nearest hospital for examination (in case some part of the insect remained). Also, some medicine may be prescribed to you to prevent any disease.

How to Prevent Yourself From Being Bitten?

To avoid being bitten by a tick, follow simple rules when being outdoor.

Wear light-colored clothing with long sleeves and trousers
Cover your head with a hat or a cap as ticks can also get to your scalp from the trees
Avoid tall grass, humid and dark places, and low bushes as they are ticks’ favorite kinds of ambush
In the wood or park area, walk in the middle of the path as these bloodsuckers prefer to stay closer to its edge in grass
Wash your whole body from head to toes properly after you were on a walk outside
Examine your whole body for any signs of bloodsucking parasites
Tuck your trousers into the socks before you go for a walk in a rural or woody area
If you are going to spend several days outdoor, apply insecticide permethrin to your clothes and any repellent containing DEET on uncovered skin