A pleasant summer evening in nature can be disturbed by such a small thing as midge bites. Swelling, itching, redness - this is what a meeting with such unpleasant neighbors leads to. If the consequence of a mosquito raid was only spoiled rest, then this would not be worth paying attention to. But midge bites affect he alth.
A little about the midge
The midge, or midge, is called small insects, mainly humpback mosquitoes, whose size is less than 5 mm. Midges are active during daylight hours, bite not only people, but also livestock and other warm-blooded animals.
If we assume that the midge "hunts", then we can say that it is
does flocking. When bitten, the insect injects a substance into the skin that causes swelling. After a midge bite, a pronounced reaction rarely occurs, usually some time passes before itching and redness appear: from a few seconds to half an hour. It all depends on the individual susceptibility of the bitten. Atmultiple bites may raise the temperature.
The most dangerous representatives of the species live in the tundra. This is the tundra and midge Kholodkovsky. If you get numerous bites of midges, swelling is not the worst thing. The worst thing is that they carry dangerous diseases: plague, anthrax, tularemia and others.
How does an allergy to the bites of blood-sucking parasites develop?
Allergy to a bite can appear immediately, but sometimes dangerous symptoms appear after a few hours. After five or six hours, numerous bites of midges cause swelling and an increase in body temperature, sometimes up to forty degrees. Painful manifestations are very strong, the skin turns purple, becomes hot. The edema may spread and engulf surrounding tissue.
It is possible to suspect that this is a bite of a midge, and not a mosquito, by external signs. After the bite, the first remains, albeit microscopic, but the wound. In addition, a mosquito bite is felt, and a person often has time to drive away the parasite. The midge injects an anesthetic into the wound and calmly saturates.
The most annoying thing is that a single insect is very difficult to notice. It can be brought into the room on clothes, in hair. And then you will not immediately understand why redness and blisters appeared on the body.
What to do if a midge bites?
After finding the bite, you do not need to think about who bit - mosquitoes or midges. The first step is to treat the wound with an alcohol solution and drink an antihistamine. If there is confidence that these are bitesmidges, swelling can be prevented by using ammonia.
To reduce itching, it is good to use the Fenistil gel or something similar from medications. Home remedies such as baking soda solution, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar can help relieve the burning sensation.
You can also remove swelling from a midge bite with the help of cold. An ice compress is applied to the affected area, observing the following rules:
- cold compress is never applied to naked body;
- after twenty minutes the cold is removed and the procedure is repeated only after half an hour.
The effects of a bite - swelling and redness - can persist for 3-4 weeks. It all depends on the individual reaction of the body and on how quickly first aid was provided.
Antihistamines must be taken for another 2 days after the bites.
