A pleasant summer evening in nature can breaksuch smallness as bite of midges. Edema, itching, redness - that's what the meeting with such nasty neighbors leads to. If the consequence of the plague of the midwife was only a spoiled rest, then this should not be paid attention. But midge bites affect your health.
Moshki, or midges, called small insects,mainly humpback mosquitoes, the size of which is less than 5 mm. Active midges in the daytime, bites not only people, but also livestock and other warm-blooded.
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The most dangerous representatives of the species live in the areatundra. It is tundra and midge Kholodkovsky. If you get numerous bites of Simuliidae, swelling is not the worst thing. More frighteningly, they endure dangerous diseases: plague, anthrax, tularemia and others.
Allergy to a bite can manifest immediately, butsometimes dangerous symptoms appear in a few hours. Five to six hours cause numerous bites of midges swelling and an increase in body temperature, sometimes up to a forty-degree mark. The painful manifestations are very strong, the skin becomes purple, it becomes hot. Edema can spread and capture surrounding tissues.
To suspect that this bite is gnats, and notThe mosquito can be by external signs. After the bite of the first remains, let microscopic, but wound. In addition, a mosquito bite is felt, and a person often manages to drive away the parasite. The midge injects into the wound an anesthetic and calmly becomes saturated.
The most unpleasant thing is that a single insect is very difficult to notice. It can be brought into the room on clothes, in hair. And then you will not immediately understand why the body had reddening and blisters.
After the location of the bite is not neededthink about who bitten - mosquitoes or midges. The first thing to do is to treat the wound with alcohol and drink an antihistamine. If there is a certainty that these are bites of midges, swelling can be prevented by using ammonia alcohol.
To reduce the itching, it is good to use gel"Fenistil" or something similar from medications. Helps to remove the burning sensation home remedies, such as a solution of soda, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar.
Remove the swelling from the bite of the midges can and with the help of cold. Compress from the ice is applied to the affected area, observing such rules:
The consequences of a bite - swelling and redness - can persist for 3-4 weeks. Everything depends on the individual reaction of the body and on how quickly the first aid was given.
Antihistamines should be taken within 2 days after bites.
