LEXINGTON, Ky. – E be like say summer no just come with sunshine and fun, e don bring some wahala too! Dem tick wey dey act like vampires don turn this summer into their own season of ‘Juju’. Emergency room visits because of tick bites don rise sharply, and na so we dey hear say since 2019, dis level no dey show face again.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), dem don record almost 450 emergency visits for tick bites dis year alone. No be small thing! If you dey wonder why ticks dey chop person blood, Dr. Jonathan Larson wey be expert for entomology, talk say dem dey find blood to survive (na di way of life, wetin you expect?).
“Dem no like UV rays, so dem dey hide for dark places where people no dey check,” e talk. So if you dey chill for grassy area, e good make you wear high socks or use insect repellent. Na better protection be that!
Tick bites fit lead to serious wahala like Rocky Mountain Fever and Lyme disease, so e go better if you dey check yourself anytime you come back from outside, especially if you don waka for bush or grassy areas. Dr. Patrick Grace talk am well: “If you see tick for body, comot am sharp-sharp before e fit cause any wahala.”
Dem don notice say Lone Star ticks, wey be di most common type for Kentucky, dey cause plenty people dey develop allergy to red meat. No be so wey dem go just enter person life come scatter am like say na movie?
Dr. Larson suggest say if you wan buy insect repellent, make sure say na DEET, picaridin or lemon-eucalyptus oil. Dem dey work well against tick and mosquito, so you fit use one for both problem.
Experts talk say as you dey enjoy your summer outside, e pure to wear long pants and long sleeves, so your skin no go dey open for tick wahala. And if you ever get bite, use tweezers to remove am gently, put am for small bag, and carry go your doctor make dem check wetin you fit dey expect. Na serious issue, you no wan play with your health oo!
As the summer dey hot, make we dey waka with sense. Check your body well anytime you come back from outside, and no go allow any tiny bloodsucker spoil your summer enjoyment. If you feel any flu-like symptoms, think say maybe na this tick matter dey cause am, and run go your doctor quickly!
