Besides selling goods, the mission of the Waragod eshop is mainly safety. That is why, in the following series of articles, we will give you valuable advice on how to defend yourself. And since it's summer, today it's going to be about a truly cunning enemy.
This opponent lurks in dense vegetation and when it attacks you, it can kill. No, it's not a huge 500-kilogram bear, but only a 5-gram inconspicuous killer, the common tick (Ixodes Ricinus). It's a terrorist. After mating on the body of its bread- or rather blood-giver, it dies. Then the female lays up to 2,000 eggs under the host's skin and dies.
The tick finishes you off with biological weapons - tick-borne encephalitis, in plain language, inflammation of the brain membranes, which causes a real mess like damage to the heart, nerves and joints. 46% of patients are left with permanent consequences. In addition, it has in its arsenal Lyme Disease and Ehrlichiosis.
Tick bite and defense
Don't worry! We know how you should defend yourself. The best prevention against any enemy is to sit at home. For us nature lovers, something unthinkable, so against a tick bite we are left to fight in mujahideen style. Cover yourself from head, through the upper half of the body and of course also below all the way to your heels. This way, the tick won't bite through the skin so easily.
Since the tick loves a picnic in tall grass, where you hide during paintball and airsoft, don't forget to use, besides camouflage face paints, also repellents, which you will soon find in our offer.
Just in case
Since we are facing an outnumbering enemy, no injuries are excluded. For example, urinating in the forest is a huge chance for its toothy attack.
That is why you should always carry a first aid kit with you. First, we thoroughly soak the tick with an alcohol swab and then pull it out with tweezers.
Many people have found success with depilating it by sticking it to a plaster and then tearing it off.
Check for ticks
Don't forget that when someone drinks your blood, it's best to get rid of it as soon as possible, especially when it can kill.
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