Summer is the best time to enjoy outdoor activities, whether it is hiking, running, cycling or any other sunny event. But before you go out, it is important to take the necessary steps to protect yourself from insect bites.
Walk in the center of the trail while hiking to reduce your chances of encountering locusts. (Photo: Rawpixel / iStock / GettyImages) Insect bites not only get hurt, but also leave unsightly spots and rashes - they can sometimes cause serious illness.
Insect-borne diseases are on the rise
According to the latest report from the Centers for Disease Control and Disease Control, from 2004 to 2016, the number of diseases caused by mites, mosquitoes and fleas has increased. More than twice. Invention (CDC). Over the past 13 years, there have been more than 640,000 diseases transmitted by insects. In 2016 alone, there were more than 96,000 cases, compared with 27,000 cases in 2004.
Kate Welfare, a health communication specialist at the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, explained to LIVESTRONG.com that these diseases - especially those caused by cockroaches - are increasingly threatening The health of Americans. Unfortunately, since 2004, the number of rumored diseases has more than doubled, with Lyme disease accounting for 82% of this increase. In 2017 alone, state and local health authorities reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that the number of rumored cases reached a record number - an astonishing 59,349.
This is the case. According to reports.
In the past, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 300,000 people were infected with Lyme disease each year, but fewer than 40,000 were reported. Lyle Petersen, director of vector-borne disease at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told The New York Times .
Zhaika
[The number of some of these diseases has reached an astronomical level. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is currently no vaccine against this terrible disease, mainly through the infectedAedes The bite spread of mosquitoes. Zika can be transmitted from pregnant women to her fetus, and infection during pregnancy can cause certain birth defects. Fortunately, this situation is extremely rare, with no cases reported in the United States in 2018 or 2019.
West Nile VirusThe main cause of mosquito-borne diseases According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the West Nile virus is spread by infected mosquito bites. There are no preventive vaccines and no treatments. Although about 20% of infected people have fever or other symptoms, many people don't even know they have this symptom. Fortunately, the probability of serious and potentially fatal diseases is only one in 150.
In 2019, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, humans have reported West Nile virus infection in humans, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.
Lyme disease
This infectious disease is caused by bacteria
Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans and even pets through deer bites. According to the CDC, symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a rash called erythema migration, usually in the shape of a bull's eye. If left untreated, the infection can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most Lyme case reports are in the Northeast, 94% of which are from 12 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.Alpha-gal allergy
In recent years, there have been many chatter about certain types of cockroaches that can cause meat allergies, called alpha-gal allergy.
α-gal is a sugar naturally occurring in many mammals (except humans) and certain types of mites. Alpha-gal allergy is an allergy to this sugar that occurs when someone eats meat from a mammal that owns the molecule or is exposed to products made from them, such as some dairy products, vaccines, and cosmetics. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is not clear whether allergies have passed.The bite spread.
Most cases of this allergy were reported from the southeastern and midwestern United States.
Why these diseases are on the rise
Although Peterson said that a variety of factors have led to an overall increase in insect-borne diseases (including an increase in overseas tourism and reforestation projects), he is in a media briefing It is pointed out that in warm weather there must be Peterson avoiding direct pointing to climate change, but it does say, “I can tell you part of the increase in temperature.”
has a lot of impact on all these vectors. . “There are several effects? The locusts have been able to spread to parts of the United States. These parts were too cold for them (think of Maine and Minnesota), and the spells can spark sparks.
8 ways to protect yourself
Fowlie explained that people can take various measures to protect themselves from mites and mosquito bites that may cause these diseases.
1. Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered insect repellent with one of the active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, lemon eucalyptus oil, methane-diol, 2-undecanone.
2. Wear long-sleeved shirts and trousers as much as possible, especially in wooded areas or with thick vegetation.
3. Use Permethrin Ester-treated clothing and other outdoor items such as boots, pants, socks and tents, or purchase of permethrin-treated clothes and equipment.
4. After outdoor activities, check the body Are there mites . Remove them immediately. Aphids can wear clothes, equipment and pets into their homes, Then stick it at home, so be sure to check these things carefully.
5. Take a bath or shower as soon as you come indoors , which will help you find crawling more easily before biting. Locust.
6. Regularly treat dogs with and other indoor/outdoor pets to kill and/or repel mites.
7. The tumbled dry clothes were heated in a high temperature dryer for 10 minutes to kill the twitch KS. If the clothes are wet, extra time may be required. If the clothes need to be washed first, it is recommended to use hot water because cold water and medium temperature water will not effectively kill the mites. If the clothes cannot be washed with hot water, dry at low temperature for 90 minutes or at high temperature for 60 minutes. The clothes should be warm and completely dry.
8. Avoid densely populated areas , high grass and fallen leaves; walk in the center of the trail while hiking.
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