"WARNING!"
"KLESHI"
Klesh is the Russian term for tick, forest tick. "Kleshi" is it's plural form. Ticks are small, blood-sucking antropods related to spiders. There are many different types but the most dangerous is the "tick-borne encephalitis (swelling of the brain).
There has been a warning this year that "klesh" might be around dachas and woods. This year's summer is cool and humid which is a perfect habitat for ticks.
Ticks are most likely to find human's hair, groin or armpits. It likes to stay at hidden parts.
Though they're small, they are very dangerous. They burry their heads on the skin and suck your blood out. The danger is that if you don't notice you've been bitten, it can be life threatening. One can either get encephalitis or have limbs amputated like this woman recently in Oklahoma:
Once a tick is discovered, it shouldn't be taken with fingers or tweezers. Doing so can make it worse as it will just cut off the part of its head burried on the skin. It is advised to run to the hospital for a surgeon to perfotm the removal and check for infections.
It is of course impossible to just stay home to avoid ticks especially in Russia when summer greens are only felt and seen 3 months in a year.
There are some spray available in the shops. They are much stronger than just mosquito sprays so they are used on clothes and shoes, not on skin.
If you want to know more about "klesh", here are some sites with useful information:
So, folks be careful out in the woods.
Linking with:
note: pictures were from the internet
Oh yuk! But a good warning. We have them in the western part of the U.S. My daughter and I have both had them, but found and removed soon enough. In the eastern states they carry a disease called Lyme Disease.
ReplyDeleteLots of very good information and pictures here. We have the same danger!!
ReplyDeleteOh, those photos make my skin crawl! Yes, we have ticks here in Oregon too, but they are generally only found in the grasslands and in springtime.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very important message. We have the same warning around here about ticks.
ReplyDeleteWe have them here too, and quite a few people have gotten Lyme Disease from them. Yuck!
ReplyDeleteTicks are scary! We've pulled a few off my dog, even though she gets a monthly dose of anti-tick serum.
ReplyDeleteThey are saying that the ticks are especially plentiful this year in the United States. My son saw one on his leg before it could burrow in. That is the only one we have seen so far.
ReplyDeleteIck! Sorry, I can't look at those pictures. :S
ReplyDeleteI didn't know ticks can be that dangerous. How scary! I got bitten by bugs number of times this summer. They sure love rainy, hot, and humid weather for sure.
ReplyDeleteThose are some serious tick problems in those pictures. Scary, thanks for sharing the info.
ReplyDeleteTicks are a big problem here in Virginia. Even dogs get lyme disease!
ReplyDeleteGrowing up in the Midwest of the United States, I'm very familiar with these little pests. I really do hate them. Luckily, the desert is a bit to hot for them so we don't see many in these parts. Of course we do have other pests to take their place like scorpions. Nasty creatures!
ReplyDeleteThe most efficient thing to get rid of a tick is an old grandma recipe. Just put oil on a cotton, cover the tick, the tick will suffocate and you just have to take it out with a tweezers. Works perfectly. My white cat often has ticks.
ReplyDeleteYes, we have ticks here too. I try to stay away from woods and deep grassy areas where they live.
ReplyDeleteTicks are becoming a terrible problem here in Canada! Very scary!
ReplyDeleteTicks are terrible! Glad there is a warning!
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