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When traveling outside the city, it is advisable to carry with you not only repellents that save you from insect bites, but also “just in case” means in case you do get bitten by harmful insects. In particular, ointments, and definitely antihistamines, which will help cope with unwanted reactions from insect bites.
"Anti-mosquito" first aid kit
Before leaving, you should consult with a doctor, says Natalya Zatorskaya, deputy chief physician of the Moscow Scientific and Practical Center for Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology of the Moscow Department of Health. - Now it’s easy to get to a dermatologist: there are 2-3 of our branches in each district - no pre-registration is needed. You will see a specialist immediately on the day you contact us.
It’s good if your “anti-mosquito” first aid kit contains some cosmeceuticals (therapeutic and prophylactic cosmetics): “Rescuer”, “Boro Plus” and others. “There are no substances in cosmeceuticals that may be contraindicated for infants or pregnant women. But they contain thermal water and trace elements such as zinc, cuprum and others, which relieve itching, prevent infection and promote healing,” comments the dermatologist.
Another completely safe but effective option is homeopathic creams, but experts warn: you should buy them not at the market, but at a pharmacy, and preferably after consulting a doctor.
If you are the owner sensitive skin and the bites of mosquitoes and midges cause you severe and long-lasting irritation, you need to choose a local one in advance, before going to nature hormonal agent: experts will recommend what is right for you, depending on your skin type and your typical allergic reactions:
There is no need to be afraid to use hormonal creams! All such products are certified - they will not cause any harm to the body when used locally for a short time (from 2 to 10 days)! – says Natalya Zagorskaya. - Today, there are even products that are approved for pregnant women and infants. The only condition is hormonal drug You should definitely decide for yourself together with your doctor!
We save ourselves with improvised means
1. You can apply regular ice to the bite site, which acts as a “ local anesthesia"and relieves swelling.
2. Soda lotions help a lot: make a solution of soda (1-2 teaspoons per glass of water), apply it to a bandage or gauze and apply it to the bite site or simply lubricate the affected areas with it.
3. A weak vinegar solution will help relieve the obsessive itching from midge bites: dilute 9% vinegar with water in a ratio of one to three and wipe the bite areas with it.
4. Boric or salicylic alcohol, tinctures of calendula, Corvalol or Valocardine also help relieve itching - but such methods are more suitable for adults.
5. Kefir or sour cream soothes the skin and relieves itching.
6. An excellent tool For mosquito and midge bites, tea tree oil is considered. It has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral properties, fights swelling and itching.
7. Tea bags will help remove swelling from bites, since the tannin contained in tea has astringent properties, drawing excess fluid from the bite.
IMPORTANT
Bites in babies can fester
Children have very thin skin compared to adults, and marks from mosquito bites, and especially midges, can remain in some children for 3 months and even fester! Therefore, it is best to immediately lubricate fresh bite sites with brilliant green, says pediatrician Evgeniy Timakov. - There are also special lotions containing calamine and zinc oxide. They soothe baby's skin well, relieve irritation, and dry it out.
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What repellents are not harmful to babies?
How to choose products that will repel mosquitoes from your beloved child, and at the same time will not harm his health, advises pediatrician Evgeniy Timakov:
Select a repellent only according to the age of the child and use it only according to the instructions.
For infants The safest protection against insects is mosquito nets - on the crib, on the stroller, on the windows in the nursery.
An excellent option are mosquito repellent bracelets, which are made of elastic polymer fabric and impregnated with natural hypoallergenic plant compounds that repel mosquitoes, but do not contain toxic substances, and therefore are safe even for infants, pregnant and lactating women. For children over one year old, put them on the handle, and for those younger, attach them to the stroller, from the outside, one on each side - their smell will drive away insects.
Indoors, you can use fumigators with baby liquids or mosquito plates. If the child more than a year– leave them on for a couple of hours, and then unplug them from the socket; if the child is older than three, the fumigator can be safely left on all night. But it’s better not to keep the device turned on in the baby’s room. About three hours before going to bed, turn it on, destroy insects, then turn it off. And after an hour you can put the baby to bed.
For children over one year old, it is best to use repellents in the form of cream, milk, gel or balm - they are easily applied to the skin, leaving a protective layer on it. In addition, many children's repellent creams and gels (and especially milk) not only repel insects, but also protect from the sun and care for the baby's skin.
Your child may have a local allergy to some repellents, so before using any new product, be sure to try it on a small area of skin.
When using any children's repellents, make sure that the child does not put his hands in his mouth or lick the ointment from other parts of the body.
You should not use repellents in the form of sprays, as they can cause asthmatic attacks in some children when inhaled. If it so happens that there are no other means at hand, use the spray gun with caution. Spray the product from afar, avoiding getting into the face, and it is better to apply it not to the skin, but to the child’s clothes.
There is a good folk remedy for midges; it can even be used for infants, advises the pediatrician. - Baby cream should be mixed with vanilla or vanilla sugar and lubricated on exposed areas of the body. But keep in mind, this method does not protect against mosquitoes.
Mosquito bites are easy to identify. In the first minutes after injury, pain is felt, then itching appears. In addition to these signs, some people experience swelling and hyperemia. These symptoms characterize the local reaction to mosquito bites. After a few hours the person is mostly worried severe itching, leading to scratching, and if infection occurs, to the development of a purulent process in the wound.
A local reaction to mosquito bites can be complicated by a general reaction. In addition to changes in the skin, a person with high sensitivity to the effects of insect saliva may experience a rise in body temperature, chills, and weakness. In severe cases, shortness of breath develops, swelling of the bite site increases, and tachycardia is recorded.
Such signs are especially dangerous in children under one year of age and younger age, in these cases, the most reasonable thing is to quickly show the child to the doctor.
You can cope with local reactions to mosquito bites on your own, that is, itching, swelling, pain, irritation. In order for all these manifestations to bother you least of all, it is advisable to treat them as early as possible, and for this you can use: pharmaceutical drugs, as well as self-prepared solutions, ointments, improvised means.
Eliminating the consequences of a mosquito bite using traditional methods
After mosquito bites, the most disturbing thing is itching and swelling, which is why most traditional methods are aimed specifically at eliminating these symptoms. The severity of the consequences of mosquito bites also depends on their number; the more there are on the body, the more discomfort they cause to both adults and children. After mosquito bites, the first thing it is advisable to do is wash the injured area. It is best to use a soap solution or plain cool water for this. This procedure will slightly reduce swelling, reduce itching and wash away dirt particles from the skin. If there are a lot of bites on your body, then it is advisable to take a shower, or even better, lie in a warm bath with the addition of a few spoons apple cider vinegar, sea salt or mint tincture. After this, you can anoint the area of intense itching and swelling with the following means:
It is necessary to smear mosquito bites until all disturbing symptoms have completely passed. The skin of a child especially needs treatment; children often scratch wounds and thus introduce infection into them. If there are a lot of mosquito bites and they all itch very much and give the child a lot of discomfort, then you can take an antihistamine at night. Usually they use such drugs as Suprastin, Diazolin, Tavegil, but only in a strictly age-specific dosage.
Pharmaceutical preparations used after insect bites
In pharmacies you can find many products designed to relieve irritation from skin after bites. These are various ointments, lotions, pencils. They contain mainly herbal components, anti-inflammatory and antihistamines. When purchasing a drug, be sure to check whether it can be used to treat children. Be especially careful when choosing pharmaceuticals you need to approach if the child is not yet a year old. The most popular medications for the effects of mosquito bites are:
After insect bites, in some cases, pronounced allergic reaction. If you see that general health If you or your child's condition worsens, drowsiness, weakness, shortness of breath appear, swelling increases and other signs of deterioration occur, you should consult a doctor as soon as possible. Severe allergic reactions can be relieved only with a properly selected therapy regimen; external agents in this case play a secondary role.
With the arrival of warmer days, we spend more and more time outdoors. It is during this period that parents often face such a problem as: How to smear terrible red blisters if your baby is still just a baby?
You've probably already noticed that most of those sold in pharmacies are recommended for children over one and a half years old. However, annoying insects bite your beloved child much earlier than this age. The baby's skin is so delicate that even if the mosquito did not have time to suck the blood, the slightest bite will still swell up a huge red spot. It does not heal for quite a long time and at the same time it itches terribly. the child may not go away for several weeks, and sometimes even causes allergies. You should take this issue seriously and consult a doctor.
In some cases it is also necessary in children. Many 
Moms always have with them a product that quickly relieves redness, swelling and relieves itching. But, of course, you don’t want to poison your beloved child medications, so you can use other remedies when there are mosquito bites in children.
How to smear a swollen area when there is nothing at hand? Sorrel leaves, which grow even in the field, will cope well with this task. It is enough to rub one leaf in your hands so that the juice appears and anoint the redness. This may seem surprising, but unpleasant feeling will disappear almost instantly, and the itching will stop, although the bite itself will take a long time to heal. You can use plantain leaves in the same way if you have a wound or mosquito bites in children. How to smear your baby with different chemicals, maybe it’s better to try natural remedies, which cope with their tasks no worse than gels and creams.
Another excellent folk remedy is baking soda, which quickly neutralizes mosquito bites in children. What to apply to a red spot if it does not go away for a long time? Of course, you probably remember how your mothers would apply a cotton swab dipped in a weak soda solution to the bite site. It is odorless, does not sting and does not cause any discomfort to the baby, so the baby will not resist when using it.
But, as you know, it is better to prevent a problem than to fight it later. Tansy flowers repel insects, including mosquitoes. If your child does not have allergies, then try making him beads or a bracelet from its inflorescences. Vanillin is another one effective remedy against insects. You need to dilute one sachet in a glass of water and sprinkle it on your baby. This solution quickly erodes, so it will have to be applied quite often; And you also need to use vanillin, not vanilla sugar.
When your child sleeps outside, be sure to use a mosquito net, which it is also advisable to sprinkle with a vanillin solution or “decorate” with tansy.
We hope that you will protect your baby as much as possible from such a nuisance as mosquito bites.
Summer would undoubtedly be the most wonderful time of the year if it were not for various blood-sucking insects. The most unpleasant and annoying of them are mosquitoes; their excessive activity can ruin both a pleasant picnic and summer rest in the country.
A mosquito bite in itself is not dangerous, but the annoying itching that appears due to toxic mosquito saliva leads to scratching the bite site, and this can lead to infection entering the body through the resulting wound, and subsequently to serious inflammatory diseases .
Preventive measures
Today, there are a lot of different creams and repellents that will protect your skin from blood-sucking insects. Therefore, when going outside, be sure to apply these products to exposed skin. In addition, you can wear special mesh clothing that prevents mosquitoes and other blood-sucking bites. In addition, if you have to go into the forest or places where mosquitoes are active, you should wear a shirt or jacket with long sleeves and long trousers. In addition, it has long been noted that mosquitoes are primarily attracted to the smell of sweat and, oddly enough, dark clothing. Therefore, try to wear loose, lightweight clothing in light colors.
If you need to get rid of mosquitoes indoors, you can use the recipes of our ancestors. Mosquitoes run away from a room that smells of cinnamon, so just make an infusion, soak gauze in it and hang it around the house. Also, mosquitoes cannot tolerate the smell of camphor; just drop two or three drops on a hot frying pan and mosquitoes will leave your home.
In addition to repellents, there are also folk remedies that will force mosquitoes to stay at a respectful distance from your body. So, to do this, you can cover exposed areas of the body with a solution of clove oil and cologne. Table vinegar mixed with the juice of common wormwood is also good at repelling mosquitoes and other blood-sucking creatures.
Treatment of a bite
If all preventive and protective actions did not bring you adequate protection and you still received bites from mosquitoes and mosquitoes, then your first steps to treat the bite should primarily be aimed at relieving the itching. Along with medications, the most popular of which is still effective is the Vietnamese drug “Golden Star”, there are also many traditional methods and ways that can quickly relieve you of this unpleasant symptom.
- Wetting the bite site with a solution of baking soda. You can apply a bandage soaked in a soda solution to the bitten area. About a teaspoon of baking soda per glass of water.
- Lubricating the mosquito bite with ordinary brilliant green.
- Wetting with lemon juice or any other citrus fruit.
- Gauze compress made from a weak solution of potassium permanganate (potassium permanganate).
- Apply a leaf of plantain, bird cherry or mint to the blister formed after a mosquito bite.
- Compress from an aqueous solution ammonia, for this, 20 ml of ammonia is added to a glass of water.
- Rubbing the affected areas relieves itching well.
- Apply a napkin soaked in onion juice to the itchy area.
- Aloe leaves are very effective; the pulp should be applied to the affected area of the skin for several hours.
- A piece of ice relieves itching well; just hold it on the bitten area for a few minutes.
To quickly get rid of blisters, use an infusion of the following: medicinal herbs: mint, oak bark, St. John's wort leaves. An equal amount of the listed plants is brewed with a glass of boiling water and boiled for about fifteen minutes. Then they filter and apply cotton or gauze to the bite sites. Also, to get rid of the redness of the blisters, you can lubricate the bitten area with sour cream, or alcoholic heart medications “Corvalol” or “Valocordin”.
Well relieves all symptoms and manifestations of mosquito bites and other forest midges baths with cool water, to which 4-5 drops are added lavender oil. Taking such a bath perfectly soothes irritated skin.
Pharmacy drugs
In addition to the mentioned Vietnamese balm, drugs such as Afloderm, Belogent, Fluorocort relieve swelling and reduce itching; in addition, you can use ointments such as Fenistil-gel. Painful sensations quickly relieved with analgesics such as Ortofen and Tsindol. In addition, if you are prone to allergic reactions, then you should additionally take antihistamines.
But undoubtedly the best remedy getting rid of itching is your willpower. If you can avoid scratching or touching the bite site for at least a few hours, the itching will quickly stop and the swelling will subside. Usually, if you do not touch the affected areas, then all unpleasant manifestations go away in three to four days. Any mechanical damage to the bite site only prolongs the healing process.
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One of the legends says that mosquitoes were sent to us because of the gossip and slander of an evil woman. There are no people who do not feel mosquito bites. Most often they are felt with the arrival of heat. The most active time for mosquitoes is from May to October. Mosquitoes usually attack in the evening before and after sunset. Nothing and no one can ruin your holiday worse than fresh air like buzzing and mosquito bites.
There are more than two and a half thousand species of blood-sucking mosquitoes, ninety of them live in Russia. They are malarial and non-malarial. Malaria mosquitoes are dangerous because they are carriers of malaria infection. It is transmitted using the salivary glands of the mosquito itself. We most often encounter non-malarial mosquito species. In nature we are attacked by representatives of this genus, such as Aedes, and in cities it is Culex.
The entire life of mosquitoes lasts and passes in just a month, but at the same time they lay many eggs, the number can reach three hundred. The eggs are laid in water, after a couple of days the bloodworm hatches, then after only seven days the mosquito, the next stage lasts up to twenty-one days and it dies. Only females bite people; males are born only for love and mating dances. Also, one mosquito can only bite once in its entire life.
Mosquitoes sense the movement of people and fly towards them. When a person begins to breathe heavily and emit more carbon dioxide, this attracts mosquitoes several times more, as does lactic acid. They are also attracted to your location. Reservoirs, especially where the water is stagnant, are the most fertile habitats for mosquitoes.
Consequences of a mosquito bite
A mosquito bite is not at all harmless, as many may think. They pose the greatest threat to young children. A mosquito bite can cause itching, swelling, the bite site immediately turns red, and sometimes an allergic reaction occurs. Typically, a person can withstand up to five hundred mosquito bites. There is a category of people whom even one bite can kill. The allergic reaction occurs differently for everyone, swelling at the site of the bite, slight redness, itching. And it can be in severe form: dizziness, nausea, weakness, shortness of breath, vomiting. And the worst of possible options- a drop in blood pressure, suffocation, hoarseness and shock.
First aid for a mosquito bite
Usually a person tries to protect himself from a mosquito bite, but this does not always work. First aid, when a mosquito has bitten you do not need to scratch the place where the mosquito bit you, it is strictly forbidden; you can get an infection. You need to moisten the bite site with water or alcohol. If an allergic reaction occurs, immediately take an antihistamine allergy pill. Or apply ointment to the bite itself. When you have done everything necessary, but the temperature has risen, you need to see a doctor. If a mosquito bites you at home, you can wet the area where the mosquito bit you with hydrogen peroxide or cologne. And drink more fluids, this will help you avoid intoxication.
Mosquitoes protection
There are now many options for chemical treatment of mosquitoes. If you don't like chemicals when protecting against mosquito attacks on you and your home. You can contact folk remedies. Mosquitoes don't like a lot of different smells. Such as the smell of tomato foliage, eucalyptus, cedar, cloves, anise, tobacco smoke, valerian, spruce and pine cones and many others.
So that they don't fly into the house
In order to protect yourself from mosquitoes in the house, you need to put a couple of branches of black wormwood, elderberry, bird cherry, tansy, sweet clover and millennial of your choice near the door. Soak a cotton ball with lavender, eucalyptus, lemon, mint or clove oil and place it on the windowsill. Place a bouquet of chamomile in each room, this will also repel mosquitoes for a week. Carbolic acid also helps; you need to moisten the wall near the bed. They also don't like the smell of camphor.
In the old days, they used a decoction of wheatgrass roots, a common weed. And they thought that yellow also repels insects.
Folk remedies
Our rich national experience can also help us in this matter. You need to grind a handful of wormwood roots into one and a half liters of water, let it brew, then heat it first once, then a second time, strain and rub all uncovered areas of your body up to five times a day. There is another option, such as the possibility of making a solution from baking soda, Dilute one teaspoon of baking soda in one glass of water and rub until the soda is on your skin and mosquitoes will not touch you. Or do everything the same, but instead of soda, use table vinegar one to one. Helps just as well dairy products you need to smear the bite area.
There is another excellent remedy for mosquito bites in folk medicine- This is fish oil. You need to smear the bite site and the area of skin nearby with fish oil for treatment. Such a remedy is also capable of repelling and repelling insects, preventing bad moments associated with bites.
To eliminate itching and blister after a bite, you can use a medicinal mixture. The composition of this collection is very simple, you need to take peppermint leaves, St. John's wort leaves and flowers, and young oak bark. Take the same amount of ingredients, add water (two hundred milliliters) and boil for fifteen minutes over low heat. Let the broth cool, strain and make lotions from it.
