Spring brings with it not only spring mood, but also aggressive ticks. What do ticks look like under human skin? What danger do they carry? We will answer these and other questions in our article.
Where are they found?
As a rule, ticks live in areas with fairly dense vegetation. By the way, the opinion that these arachnids jump on us from trees is erroneous. In fact, ticks sit on blades of grass and randomly cling to our clothes, and then crawl under it, looking for the most vulnerable places to bite.
Where do ticks bite?
Before we know what ticks look like under the skin, let's look at where they bite us. In principle, these creatures can stick anywhere, but the most favorite places are:
- neck;
- armpits;
- groin folds;
- and other places with thin skin and abundant blood supply.
Getting on the human body, the tick looks for a long time where to stick to it. Note that this process can take up to 4 hours! During this time, the parasite can be detected.
How do they bite?
If the tick was not detected in a timely manner, then it proceeds to the main process for itself. It bites through human skin in such a way that we do not even feel it. Then he just digs into the resulting wound.
Do you know why we don't feel their bites? Because these parasites are able to secrete a special anesthetic substance.
What do mites look like under the skin?
Externally attached tick becomes like a big mole with protruding paws. If you suddenly feel that a new mole has suddenly appeared on your body - beware! Sometimes such a mole can pose a significant danger to you! This is what ticks look like under the skin!
It is curious that these parasites look a little different on animals. This is understandable: cats and dogs are not able to pull out the tick on their own until it drinks their blood and turns into a ball. Have you seen what a tick looks like on a dog? This is a real gray-green ball! Look at the photo below.
How long can they stay on our body?
A sucked tick can hang on our body for several days! Then there are two options for the development of the situation:
- blood-sucking parasite falls off on its own;
- begins to penetrate into deeper layers, multiplying and provoking a dangerous infection - encephalitis.
What to do if you find a tick?
- If you find a tick on your body, you must contactto the emergency room.
- If for some reason you cannot get qualified help, then the tick will have to be taken out on your own. Do not pull it immediately, so as not to tear the abdomen. Swing the parasite sideways for half a minute, and then carefully and smoothly remove it.
- Do not cauterize a parasite protruding from your skin with alcohol, oil or s alt.
Memo
So let's sum it all up.
- The signs of a tick that attacked you are completely imperceptible - its bite is painless.
- After the injection of an anesthetic liquid, the parasite begins to stick its proboscis to one of the blood vessels and thus feed.
- Because the tick is usually found before it falls off, the main sign of its presence is a protruding abdomen resembling a mole.
