Tick Bites

Symptoms A tick bite is usually harmless. A local allergic skin reaction with itching may develop within hours to two days after the bite. Rarely, a dangerous anaphylaxis is possible. The transmission of infectious diseases during the tick bite is problematic. Two diseases are of particular importance: 1. Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused … Tick Bites

Insect Bites

Symptoms Three different main courses can be distinguished: 1. A mild, local reaction manifests as burning, pain, itching, redness of the skin, and formation of a large wheal. The symptoms improve within 4-6 hours. 2. in a moderately severe course, there is a more severe local reaction, with symptoms such as reddening of the skin … Insect Bites

Lyme Diseases: Causes and Treatment

Symptoms The disease has traditionally been divided into 3 stages, which, however, cannot be clearly distinguished from each other and do not require patients to pass through them obligatorily and sequentially. The staging has therefore been abandoned by some experts in favor of an early and late phase or organ-based classification. Borrelia initially infect the … Lyme Diseases: Causes and Treatment

Repellents

Products Repellents are mostly used in the form of sprays. In addition, lotions, creams, wristbands and evaporators, for example, are also commercially available. Effects Repellents have insect and/or mite repellent properties, meaning they prevent biting or being bitten by parasites such as mosquitoes and ticks, as well as biting insects such as wasps. The products … Repellents

TBE

Symptoms Early summer meningoencephalitis (TBE) is asymptomatic in about 70-90% of cases. It is characterized by its biphasic course. In the early phase, which lasts 4-6 days, there are flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, aching limbs, nausea and vomiting. Neurological symptoms such as visual disturbances may also occasionally occur. This is followed by a … TBE

Babesiosis in Dogs

Symptoms The disease manifests itself differently depending on the pathogen, age and condition of the animal can also be subclinical. Possible symptoms include high fever, lassitude, poor appetite, weight loss, hemolytic anemia (anemia), pale mucous membranes, hemoglobinuria, brown urine, and jaundice. In addition, oedema, bleeding, splenomegaly, thrombocytopenia, ocular disease, and complications of various organs may … Babesiosis in Dogs

Healthy Hiking

Hiking pharmacy You can find our hiking pharmacy checklist here: Hiking Pharmacy Selection of possible ailments Blisters on the feet: Blisters on the feet are caused by shear forces, which leads to the formation of a space in the prickle cell layer of the skin. This becomes filled with tissue fluid. Risk factors include heat, … Healthy Hiking

Tularaemia (Rabbit Plague)

Symptoms The possible symptoms of tularemia, or rabbit plague, include: Fever, chills, joint pain. Headache Weakness, feeling sick Swollen lymph nodes Diarrhea The symptoms are varied because they depend on the organs affected and the port of entry. The bacterium can enter the body through the skin, eyes, mouth and lungs: Skin: skin ulceration at … Tularaemia (Rabbit Plague)

Citriodiol

Products Citriodiol is commercially available in the form of sprays (e.g. Anti-Brumm Naturel, Anti-Brumm Tick Stop + Icaridin), among others. Structure and properties Citriodiol is produced from an extract of leaves of lemon eucalyptus, also called (family: Myrtaceae). A major active ingredient is -menthane-3,8-diol (PMD, C10H20O2, Mr = 172.3 g/mol). Effects Citriodiol protects between 6-8 … Citriodiol