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Se recomienda usar repelentes de insectos y ropa protectora en áreas infestadas de garrapatas. Asimismo, después de haber estado al aire libre, se debe examinar la piel y retirar cualquier garrapata.
Como regla general, si se descubren garrapatas en los niños, es buena idea tomar nota y guardar la información por varios meses. Muchas enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas no muestran síntomas inmediatamente y el incidente puede olvidarse para el momento en que el niño resulte enfermo con un padecimiento transmitido por estos insectos.
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Bolgiano EB, Sexton J. Tick-borne illnesses. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 132.
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