Ticks in summer: How to avoid stings and diseases
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Home Panorama Stand: 17.08.2026, 17:15 Comments Follow us on Google tick bites can cause serious diseases. (Image) © Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa Summer brings long days outdoors and high season ticks in large parts of Europe. Particularly important are skin folds, the groin area, armpits, waistlines, knee throats and the region behind the ears. However, the associated risk is not a reason to refrain from outdoor activities or spend the summer indoors.
Furthermore, Depending on the activity, it may be useful to provide additional protective measures, such as spraying shoes, socks and trouser legs when walking through heavily overgrown areas. The situation is different with tick-borne encephalitis, or TBE for short, which is caused by a virus and can affect the central nervous system. It can usually be treated well with antibiotics, especially if it is detected early.
In addition, You should also carefully control the head and neck of children, as ticks often settle there without being noticed immediately. After applying repellents, the hands should be thoroughly washed and contact with eyes or mouth avoided.
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Home Panorama Stand: 17.08.2026, 17:15 Comments Follow us on Google tick bites can cause serious diseases. (Image) © Patrick Pleul/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa Summer brings long days outdoors and high season ticks in large parts of Europe.
reliability low1/2 sourcesParticularly important are skin folds, the groin area, armpits, waistlines, knee throats and the region behind the ears.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, the associated risk is not a reason to refrain from outdoor activities or spend the summer indoors.
reliability low1/2 sourcesDepending on the activity, it may be useful to provide additional protective measures, such as spraying shoes, socks and trouser legs when walking through heavily overgrown areas.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe situation is different with tick-borne encephalitis, or TBE for short, which is caused by a virus and can affect the central nervous system.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIt can usually be treated well with antibiotics, especially if it is detected early.
reliability low1/2 sourcesYou should also carefully control the head and neck of children, as ticks often settle there without being noticed immediately.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAfter applying repellents, the hands should be thoroughly washed and contact with eyes or mouth avoided.
reliability low1/2 sources
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