Given the warm spring weather, forest experts warn of the danger of tick bites in forest walks. Not until the summer, but even in the warm spring, the animals were lurking in the forest meadows, along roadsides and in grassy wood stocks, shares the Thuringian Forest Institute of Erfurt.
From seven degrees ticks were active. Although their bite is not in itself harmful, but the animals can transmit dangerous pathogens - such as for Lyme disease or tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a form of meningitis. Give it a vaccination against TBE, it said. After each walk in the forest should also be screened clothing and skin for ticks.
Cat and dog owners who discover a tick on their pet, they should be very carefully removed. In spring the parasites lurking in the tall grass and bushes on suitable hosts. If a pet attack, should the little bloodsuckers never be pulled with the fingers, but only with tweezers or a special tick tweezers. It is understood between the skin and the tick tick's head and drags her slow but purposeful and forthright, should the Federal Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons (BTK).
Under no circumstances should you drip oil or nail polish on the tick. The parasite then consisting of his empty stomach contents into the wound through which dangerous pathogens can enter the body. Therefore, one should also take care not to squeeze the tick during removal. The tick's head remains stuck in the animal, can ignite this place. Holders should go to the vet in this case. For through tick bites can be transmitted disease, among other things. Lyme disease causes fever and rash and can damage the joints difficult.
According to doctors MEDI composite leads to Baden-Wuerttemberg, the German statistics ticks. Last year, one in two reported TBE case was, according to a health insurance statistics from Baden-Wuerttemberg. With a total of 201 patients TBE disease was found.
A vaccination is highly recommended protection against ticks, so MEDI. For the TBE can cause massive complications, which would have affected the quality of life significantly restricted and the high cost of treatment for themselves.
From seven degrees ticks were active. Although their bite is not in itself harmful, but the animals can transmit dangerous pathogens - such as for Lyme disease or tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a form of meningitis. Give it a vaccination against TBE, it said. After each walk in the forest should also be screened clothing and skin for ticks.
Cat and dog owners who discover a tick on their pet, they should be very carefully removed. In spring the parasites lurking in the tall grass and bushes on suitable hosts. If a pet attack, should the little bloodsuckers never be pulled with the fingers, but only with tweezers or a special tick tweezers. It is understood between the skin and the tick tick's head and drags her slow but purposeful and forthright, should the Federal Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons (BTK).
Under no circumstances should you drip oil or nail polish on the tick. The parasite then consisting of his empty stomach contents into the wound through which dangerous pathogens can enter the body. Therefore, one should also take care not to squeeze the tick during removal. The tick's head remains stuck in the animal, can ignite this place. Holders should go to the vet in this case. For through tick bites can be transmitted disease, among other things. Lyme disease causes fever and rash and can damage the joints difficult.
According to doctors MEDI composite leads to Baden-Wuerttemberg, the German statistics ticks. Last year, one in two reported TBE case was, according to a health insurance statistics from Baden-Wuerttemberg. With a total of 201 patients TBE disease was found.
A vaccination is highly recommended protection against ticks, so MEDI. For the TBE can cause massive complications, which would have affected the quality of life significantly restricted and the high cost of treatment for themselves.
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