[Explanation] Poisonous insects are active in summer, and people are susceptible to many diseases when they are bitten. Recently, Mr. Ge and a friend from Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province were bitten by ticks when they were out fishing. After biting, they developed fever, hemoptysis, blood in the stool and other symptoms. He was admitted to the ICU for treatment with multiple organ damage throughout the body, and his life was out of danger after being rescued by the hospital.
In response, Chu Hongliang, director of the Institute of Disinfection and Vector Control of the Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said in an interview with a reporter from the China News Agency that ticks are active from April to October. During this period, you should try to avoid staying in grasslands and woods for a long time. Sit or lie down. Once a tick bite occurs, do not pull it out forcibly, and seek medical attention as soon as possible.
[Concurrent] Chu Hongliang, Director of the Institute of Disinfection and Vector Control, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Ticks are generally found in mountain slopes and hilly areas in the wild. They are a vector of disease, mainly biting people, and spreading many diseases, such as Lyme disease, forest encephalitis, etc. During the year, ticks, Haunted from spring to fall.
[Explanation] Chu Hongliang told reporters that people should take personal protective measures when playing or working in the countryside.
[Concurrent] Chu Hongliang, Director of the Institute of Disinfection and Vector Control, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Try to wear long-sleeved clothes and pants to avoid being bitten by ticks on your bare skin.
If you go back home after playing in the wild grass or on the hillside, you should take a shower in time. When you take a shower, you should mainly check the surface of the skin.
[Explanation] Once you are bitten by a tick, seek medical attention and clean up the wound in time.
[Concurrent] Chu Hongliang, Director of the Institute of Disinfection and Vector Control, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention
If you find that you have been bitten by a tick, you should remove the tick in time. You can also go to the hospital and ask a doctor for help. Just clean up the wound.
Reporter Ge Yong reports from Nanjing, Jiangsu
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】