What is ehrlichiosis?
ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection that is transmitted to humans and other animals through tick bite. There are many symptoms of this condition, including fever, intense fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, chills and general poor feeling. The severity of symptoms differs from man to person. Ehrlichiosis is similar to commonly known Lyme disease related to ticks, although it is usually not so serious. Usually there are deer ticks, ticks for dogs and ticks of lonely stars vectors that bacteria carry. Not every single tick is infected with bacteria, so the bite of the tick automatically does not lead to illness. It usually takes 24 to 36 hours for the infected feeding to carry the bacteria to its host.
This condition has only been discovered recently. Currently, there are two specific diseases transmitted by two different types of bacteria, which are the condition of this condition. Human monocytic ehrlichiosis is a form that affects white blood cells called monocytes while human granUlocytic ehrlichiosis affects white blood cells called granulocytes.
symptoms of this condition usually appear about a week after someone has been bitten by an infected tick. However, it is also common for very mild symptoms or even no symptoms. The only way to convincingly diagnose ehrlichiosis is a blood test. The good news is that this disease is usually solved by the immune system and does not require any medical treatment.
For people who compromised or weak immune systems, such as very young children, elderly or those who have autoimmune diseases, ehrlichiosis can become very serious or fatal if they are not treated. If the immune system is unable to effectively fight bacteria, bacteria are able to multiply and overwhelm the body. However, the infection is easy to treat antibiotics.
It is known that ticks transmit many bacteria causing oneOcency other than ehrlichiosis. Lyme's disease and fever rocky mountain mountains are two of the most common, but more and more and more diseases of the transmitted ticks appear every day. Given the potential risk, it is good to carefully explore your entire body after you have been outside.You can also prevent tick bite using a bug spray. Wearing light clothes, when you spend time outside, it will also help you see more ticks that try to make you food. Inserting pants into socks helps to prevent ticks from crawling through your pants and hiding in areas.
If you find a tick attached to your skin, do not panic. Remember that the transmission of bacteria that causes this condition lasts 24 to 36 hours, and not all ticks are infected. Feel free to remove the tick with the tweezers and grasp it and it close to the skin. Quickly pull the ticks away to prevent her mouth from breaking that could remain in the skin. If the parts stay, try to remove the pinzEtem as if you were split. It is a myth that the remaining part of the tick is still alive and will plunge into your skin, but can still contain bacteria causing ehrlichiosis.