Treatment of patients identified in one outbreak, as well as contact persons, should be carried out simultaneously, in order to avoid re-infection. Preservation of itching after treatment is not an indication for the appointment of an additional course of specific therapy. Itching is a reaction of the body to the killed tick and the products of its vital activity and disappears when prescribing antihistamines and ointments with glucocorticosteroids. After treatment, medical control is necessary for 2 weeks, and in the presence of complications and a longer time.
All items that come into contact with the infected skin must be carefully processed.Bedding linen, towels are boiled in a detergent solution for 5-10 minutes. The outer clothing is ironed on both sides with a hot iron. Things not subject to heat treatment, hang out into the open air for 3 days. Shoes, toys and other items are excluded from use for 5 days and placed in a cellophane bag. Mattresses, pillows, blankets are also excluded from use for 5 days or subjected to chamber disinfection. Upholstered furniture can be treated with preparations for pest control. The apartment must be cleaned, washed floors with detergents or the addition of disinfectants.
Avoid contact with the eyes, nose, mouth.
In case of contact with the product:
in the oral cavity: rinse mouth cavity with plenty of water or 2% warm sodium bicarbonate solution ("drinking soda");
- in the stomach: the stomach is washed with 1% -2% sodium hydrogen carbonate solution, an aqueous mixture of burnt magnesia and activated carbon (1-2 tablespoons per glass of water);
- in the nose: abundantly rinse with water:
- in the eyes: rinse thoroughly with water or a solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate.