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- The first signs of borreliosis
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- Tick bite analysis
With the advent of summer, attacks are becoming more frequent. ticks on people. Parasites begin to bite in early spring. Activity peak falls on May, June, when the weather is warm and many people prefer to spend weekends and vacations in nature. Because ticks are carriers dangerous viruses, tests after a tick bite should be taken to confirm the presence or absence of virus pathogens in the human body.
Actions after a bite
When a person has found a sucking parasite on his body, you need to immediately remove it. For parasite recovery You can use tweezers, a simple thread or special tool for removing ticks. Before delivering the tick to the laboratory, it must be placed in a glass container with a lid and put inside a damp cloth. It is necessary to store the tick at home in the refrigerator, but not more than two days after removing it from the body of the victim.
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To find out if the parasite was infected with any virus, it is taken for analysis to the nearest laboratory at the diagnostic center. They conduct a PCR study for the presence of extraneous DNA in the body of the parasite. The cost of this tick research for one infection about 500 rubles. When contacting the clinic tick bite inspect and can recognize infection by the appearance of the skin around the bite.
When a person is infected borreliosis or Lyme disease for 2-3 days after the attack of the parasite, the skin around the bite becomes red. The spot size can reach 50 cm in diameter. After a few days, the redness disappears. Sometimes infection with borreliosis does not manifest itself for several weeks. Then the first signs of the disease appear:
- a sharp increase in body temperature;
- joint aches;
- Dizziness
- arrhythmia.
At tick-borne encephalitis the symptoms of the disease are similar to Lyme disease. They also appear 2-3 weeks after the bite. You should not wait for obvious symptoms of dangerous infections. It is necessary to contact a medical institution and take a blood test after a tick bite. Addresses and phone numbers of medical centers where to donate blood for viruses after a parasite bite can be found on city administration sites or found in the nearest clinic or hospital.
Tick bite analysis
If a tick is bitten, you need to remember the exact date. This information is needed to know exactly when to donate blood after a tick bite. The formation of antibodies in human blood begins 10-14 days after the virus enters the body during a bite. During this period, you need to donate blood for research to a special laboratory at the medical center. Analyzes with a tick bite are carried out by several methods:
- PCR - a polymerase chain reaction blood test is the most common way to detect foreign DNA molecules in blood or urine. For additional information about the presence of the virus in the human body, articular and cerebrospinal fluid are taken for analysis.
- Western blot is the most reliable type of immunological research. The test confirms the presence or absence of IgG antibodies that appear in the biomaterial only in the presence of pathogens.
- Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay - determines the presence in the blood of antibodies of class lgM.This method is quite accurate and is widely used in such cases.
What tests you need to pass with a tick bite, the employees of the medical institution will tell you where the victim will go. The test result is usually ready in 2 days. The price of the analysis for the presence of IgM and IgG antibodies in the blood is 700-800 rubles each. Examination can be done in private laboratories. Invitro, KDL, Helix, Bion, Hemotest. In the case of a positive analysis, the administrator of the medical facility immediately contacts the victim and calls for treatment in a hospital.
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Blood sampling and analysis will be cheaper if you contact government agencies. But the deadline for delivering results can move up. Private clinics are qualitatively distinguished by fast service and an individual approach to the client, but you need to pay a large sum of money for this.
The attending physician prescribes immunotherapy and the necessary drugs to suppress the infection. The first emergency treatment for tick-borne encephalitis is an injection immunoglobulin. It contributes to the suppression of infection in the human body. Next, a course of antiviral drugs is prescribed.
If pathogens of borreliosis are detected in human blood, antibiotic treatment200 mg is taken as first aid Doxycycline. It is a powerful antibiotic that can cope with infection bacteria. Next, vitamins, antiviral agents are prescribed and are sure to provide rest to the victim and bed rest.
