From January 1 to July 15, 4 jobs were recorded in Poland. 373 cases of Lyme disease, a disease transmitted by ticks, reported the National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene in the last ranking.
Lyme disease – tick-borne disease
Throughout 2020, 12 thousand. 933 cases of Lyme disease in Poland. There were more cases in 2019 – according to the data of the National Institute of Hygiene, 20 people heard the diagnosis. 630 people.
Ticks live mainly in forests, grasslands, thick brushwood, ferns and city parks. Doctors advise that when going to such places, especially in the woods, wear tight pants, covered shoes and a hat over your head. After returning home, you should carefully check every place on the body, especially those that the parasites like the most – under the armpits, in the knee and elbow bends and behind the ears.
If a tick is penetrated, it should be removed from the body as soon as possible. It must not be greased with grease, gasoline, wrung out or squeezed out. Gently grab the tick with tweezers close to the skin and pull it up. Instead of tweezers, you can use miniature suction pumps or plastic forceps, which you can buy at a pharmacy. After removal, the injection site must be thoroughly disinfected.
Not all ticks are carriers of the Lyme disease bacteria, but during the bite they can also transfer other bacteria and viruses to the blood, causing e.g. tick-borne encephalitis. Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics.
Prophylactic examinations after a tick bite are an essential element of early diagnosis of Lyme disease. You can buy the tests in Medonet Market.
Author: Katarzyna Lechowicz-Dyl / PAP
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