Author/Editor		Strle, F
Title		Recommended procedures for tick bites in a lyme borreliosis endemic area
Type		članek
Source		Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannon Adriat
Vol. and No.		Letnik 5, št. 3-4
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 173-7
Language		eng
Abstract		Ticks transmit causative agents of several disaeses; the most common disease in many parts of the northern hemispere is Lyme borreliosis. An active search for possibly attached ticks (after potential exposure to an appropriate environment) is quite important for preventig the disease because it enables early detachment. Recommended procedures after a tick bite in a Lyme borreliosis endemic region include early removal of the attached tick, disinfection of the site of the tick bite, the policy of wait and watch for the possible appearance of Lyme borreliosis manifestation(s) and advice on early of the posiblle signs or symptoms of Lyme borreliosis. The effectiveness of antibiotics for preventing Lyme borreliosis has not been unequivocally proven. Even if it was determined, several questions concerning the rationality of such preventive usage of antibiotics remain to be answered.
Descriptors		LYME DISEASE TICK INFESTATIONS TICKS BITES AND STINGS