Grass Crawler: A tiny hidden creature, but a huge threat to humanity

The tick, also known as the tick in scientific terms, may be familiar and unfamiliar to many people. It is a harmful parasite that lives in the grass. Although it is tiny in size, once it gets into the scalp, skin, or any part of the human body, the harm to the human body cannot be underestimated. It can transmit a variety of diseases, cause diarrhea, rash and other allergic symptoms, and the most serious is forest encephalitis, which may be life-threatening. This article will tell you how to quickly remove the bites once you are bitten, and how to effectively prevent them.

The grass creeper is oval in shape, with 8 slender legs. When not sucking blood, its abdomen is flat and its body length is 2-10mm.

When filled with blood, it swells like a pea or castor bean, and the largest can reach 30mm.

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The correct way to remove:

Once you find that the grasshopper has entered the human body, it is particularly important not to rush to catch it or pull it out, because the insect is small and cannot be caught, so it will drill faster. Pulling it out will easily break the insect body, leaving the mouthparts or head in the body, causing the venom to remain in the human body and cause viral infection. Use the following methods to handle it carefully:

1. When you find that the grass bug has not penetrated far into the human body, use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the head of the grass bug close to the skin surface and pull it out slowly and evenly.

2. When the insect has already penetrated most of the human body, you can use mosquito coils or cigarette butts to burn it, or smear alcohol or iodine on the tail to cause it to feel pain or anesthesia, and then it will slowly and actively retract out of the human body.

3. After removing the grass bug, immediately clean the bite area with soap and water, and apply disinfectant to prevent wound infection.

Precautions:

Whether you want to have close contact with nature or have to work in the forest, you may face the risk of being bitten by mosquitoes and having difficulty getting medical treatment. Therefore, taking necessary protection is the best option.

1. Wear protective clothing: When entering an environment where grasshoppers may be present, you should wear long-sleeved clothes and long pants, wear gloves, and tuck your trouser legs into your shoes or socks.

2. Use insect repellent: When entering the forest or grass, apply insect repellent containing DEET or other active ingredients on your skin and clothes.

3. Check your body: Another characteristic of grass bugs is that in the early stage when they bite the human body and burrow into the skin, they can release a substance similar to anesthetic, so there is basically no pain. By the time you feel the pain, it may have already burrowed most of the body. Therefore, before leaving the bushes and returning indoors, you must thoroughly check your body, especially the hair, behind the ears, underarms, waist, etc. Do not bring it home and hurt the people around you.

4. Workers who frequently go in and out of the forest to engage in forest work should be vaccinated with forest encephalitis vaccine to effectively prevent the risks of being bitten by grass bugs.

Summer vacation is approaching, which is the best time for people to get close to nature. Let us take precautions and learn to live in harmony with nature while enjoying the beauty of nature.