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Extracción de garrapatas - Prevention

Prevención:

  • Use pantalones y camisas de manga larga al caminar por áreas de vegetación densa, pastizales altos o zonas muy boscosas.
  • Introduzca las botas de los pantalones largos por dentro de los calcetines para impedir que las garrapatas se trepen por el interior.
  • Mantenga la camisa siempre por dentro del pantalón.
  • Use prendas de vestir de colores claros de manera que las garrapatas se puedan ver fácilmente.
  • Rocíe la ropa con repelente de insectos.
  • Revísese las ropas y la piel con frecuencia mientras está en el bosque.

Después de volver a la casa:

  • Quítese las ropas e inspeccione muy bien todas las áreas de la piel, incluyendo el cuero cabelludo. Las garrapatas pueden trepar rápidamente por todo el cuerpo.
  • Algunas garrapatas son grandes y fáciles de localizar, mientras que otras pueden ser muy pequeñas, por lo que se deben evaluar muy bien todas las manchas negras o cafés en la piel.
  • De ser posible, solicítele a alguien que le ayude a examinar su cuerpo para ver si hay garrapatas.
  • Un adulto debe examinar cuidadosamente a los niños.
  • Reviewed last on: 1/2/2011
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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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