Yu dɔn ɛva gɛt ant fɔ bit yu? (Ant Bites) Nɔ wɔri, lɛ wi fɛn ɔut ɛksaktɔli wetin dis na!

Lɛk wi ɔl, we wi bin de ple na di yad ɔ waka na pak, wi ɔl dɔn gɛt ant bit na wi leg ɔ an, nɔto so? Sɔntɛnde i kin kam wit smɔl rɛd bɔmp ɛn smɔl it, ɛn sɔntɛnde i kin at smɔl. So tide, lɛ wi tɔk bɔt ant bayt, wetin mek i kin apin, wetin na di sayn dɛm, wetin yu kin du na os, ɛn ustɛm yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ.

Udat na ant? Wetin mek dɛn de sting wi if dɛn nɔ bit wi?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, ant na smɔl smɔl bɔd dɛn. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn nɔ kin du bad to mɔtalman. Bɔt if dɛn fil se dɛn de trɛtin dɛn, ɔ if wi aksidɛntli step pan dɛn nɛst, dɛn kin bit wi ɔ sting wi fɔ protɛkt dɛnsɛf.

We ant bit , i de grap wi skin wit in pat dɛm we tan lɛk pinsa na in ed ɛn injɛkt wan kemikal we dɛn kɔl ``Fɔmik Asid.`` Sɔm pipul kin gɛt alɛji to dis ``(Fɔmik Asid)``.

Sɔm kayn ant dɛn de we nɔ kin jɔs bit, bɔt dɛn kin sting bak . Dat min se dɛn kin put pɔyzin insay wi skin wit stinga na dɛn bɔdi bak. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn sting ya kin mek pɔsin fil pen.

Jɔs tink bɔt dat, i pas 12,000 difrɛn kayn ant dɛn na di wɔl! Bɔt nɔto dɛn ɔl de mɔna wi. Dɛn kin liv insay grup dɛn na grɔn, na tik dɛn, ɛn ɔnda lif dɔti.

Di kayn ant dɛn we kin bit wi

Bɔku kayn ant dɛn de. Lɛ wi luk sɔm pan di men kayn dɛn we kin bit ɛn sting wi.

Faya ant dɛn

Ivin if yu yɛri dis nem, yu no se i go tranga! Faya ant na wan kayn ant we kin tranga smɔl, we gɛt pɔyzin. Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin rɛd, sɔntɛnde dɛn kin ivin blak rɛd. Dɛn gɛt pat we tan lɛk chukchuk na dɛn ed ɛn wan stinga we de swɛt na dɛn bak pat na dɛn bɔdi. Di nem faya ant kɔmɔt frɔm di bɔn we dɛn kin fil we dɛn de bit. I kin tan lɛk se na pen we de bɔn. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl dɛn bak "rɛd ant."

Kapɛnta ant dɛn

Kapɛnta ant na wan kayn ant we big smɔl. Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin blak, bɔt sɔntɛnde dɛn kin bi rɛd ɔ brawn. Dɛn kɔl dɛn "kapɛnta ant" bikɔs dɛn kin bil dɛn nɛst insay tik. Dɛn kin lɛk fɔ de na say dɛn we wud wet wet ɛn we de rɔtin.

Ant dɛn we de flay

Sɔntɛm yu dɔn si ant dɛn we gɛt smɔl wing dɛn kin flay rawnd sɔntɛnde. Dɛn tin ya na ant dɛn we de flay. We ant kɔloni want fɔ gro, di kwin ant kin mek dɛn ant dɛn ya we gɛt wing fɔ mek dɛn bɔn pikin dɛn. Dɛn kin si dɛn afta ren sizin, pan de dɛn we wam smɔl. Dɛn nɔ kin jɔs kam bayt, bɔt if dɛn de mɔna dɛn, dɛn kin bit fɔ protɛkt dɛn.

Shuga ant dɛn

As di nem sho, dɛn lɛk swit it dɛn. Dɛn kin kam bak ɛn ambɔg yu we yu rɛdi fɔ it sɔntin we yu de go fɔ ɛnjɔy yusɛf. Shuga ant na wan rili smɔl ant, we lɔng bitwin 2 ɛn 15 milimita. Man ant dɛn blak, we uman dɛn kin gɛt smɔl ɔrɛnj tint na dɛn bɔdi. Dɛn kin bit bak wit dɛn pinsa na dɛn ed if dɛn fil se dɛn de trɛtin dɛn. Bɔt we dɛn bit dɛn nɔ kin rili pen, bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt alɛji fɔ dɛn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we ant de bit/sting?

Di simptom kin difrɛn dipen pan di kayn ant we bit/stung wi. Bɔku tɛm, ant kin bit di leg ɛn an, bikɔs bɔku tɛm wi kin go na dɛn aktiviti dɛn we wi nɔ no.

Di kwaliti dɛn we wan tipik ant it gɛt:

• Wan shap pen we de chuk pɔsin na di skin.
• Rɛdnɛs na di say we dɛn bayt.
• Mild swelling na di say we di bayt.

Di sayn dɛn we de sho se ant bit (especially faya ant):

Lɛk faya ant, dɛn se ant kin bit ɛn sting. Apat frɔm di sayn dɛm we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt, dɛn tin ya kin apin bak:

• Pen we kin kam wit inflamɛns .
• Rili rɛd ɛn swel .
• I de it .
• Wan smɔl bɔmp we tan lɛk pimple kin apia na di skin, we leta kin tɔn to blista we ful-ɔp wit pus .

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ nɔ skrach di ant bayt. If yu du dat, i kin pwɛl di skin ɛn mek yu gɛt di sik.

Sɔntɛnde, bɔku faya ant dɛn kin sting wan tɛm. If na so i bi, di pen ɛn bɔn kin tranga fɔ sɔm tɛm. Di it kin las fɔ sɔm dez.

Yu tink se fɔ it ant kin denja? Lɛ wi lan bak bɔt alɛji!

Bɔku tɛm, fɔ it ant nɔ kin denja so. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt alɛji fɔ ant pɔyzin ɔ fɔmik asid. If dat apin, yu nid fɔ tek tɛm smɔl.

Di sayn dɛn we de sho se pɔsin gɛt alɛji:

• Rash ɛn swel ɔlsay na di bɔdi.
• Start fɔ it ɔlsay na di bɔdi.
• Pɔsin we de fil pen na di bɛlɛ .
• Chɛst tayt ɛn/ɔ i nɔ izi fɔ blo .
• Nɔs ɔ vɔmit .
• Diziz we pɔsin kin gɛt .

If yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sayn ya, i kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt siriɔs alɛji . Sɔntɛnde, wan sik we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja we dɛn kɔl anafylaksis kin apin. So, if yu notis sɔntin lɛk dis, nɔ fɔgɛt fɔ go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu ɔ kɔl 1990 wantɛm wantɛm.

Aw yu si usay ant dɔn bit/pier yu?

Wan we ant bit kin luk difrɛn smɔl frɔm ɔda insɛkt dɛn we de bit am.

• Bɔku tɛm, i kin tan lɛk smɔl bɔmp, lɛk pimpl .
• Dis na wan kɔlɔ we gɛt rɛd to pepul.I kin bi se i rayz pas di skin we de rawnd am.
• Blista we ful-ɔp wit pus we de fɔm lɛk fayaflay in yon, kin gɛt wayt/layt pink sɛnt wit pus we yu kin si insay, wit dak rɛd ring rawnd am, we tan lɛk bulsay .

Wetin mek ant kin bit/sting?

As wi bin dɔn tɔk, we ant bit, i de pul wan kemikal we dɛn kɔl `(Formic Acid)` pan wi skin. Na dis asid, ɛn di kɔntakt we dɛn fang dɛn gɛt wit di skin, na in kin mek dɛn gɛt di sik. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt alɛji fɔ dis `(Fɔmik Asid)`.

Semweso, we di ant de swɛt, i kin put pɔyzin insay di skin. Na aw wi bɔdi de ansa dis smɔl smɔl pɔyzin we de mek wi gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn.

Aw dɔktɔ kin no se ant dɔn bit am?

Yu dɔktɔ go ɔltɛm no se ant dɔn bayt bay we i luk di say we di bayt/bayt, aks bɔt yu mɛdikal histri, ɛn aks bɔt ɛnitin we yu de na say usay ant de.

Bɔrku tɛm, smɔl smɔl it dɛn kin wɛl fɔ dɛnsɛf we dɛn nɔ tink bɔt am bɛtɛ, so dɛn kin wɛl if dɛn nɔ go to dɔktɔ.

Aw yu kin trit pɔsin we ant bit?

Bɔku pan di ant dɛn we dɛn kin bit kin wɛl fɔ dɛnsɛf ɛn dɛn nɔ nid ɛni spɛshal tritmɛnt. Bɔt if de sik de mɔna yu, tritmɛnt dɛn de fɔ ɛp fɔ ridyus dɛn. Bɔku pan dɛn tin ya kin apin na os. Na if de sik tranga wan nɔmɔ yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ.

As yu no se ant dɔn bit/stung yu, was di say fayn fayn wan wit antiseptik sop ɛn wata. Dis kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt di sik.

Tin dɛn we yu kin du na os:

• Put ays fɔ mek yu nɔ swel.
• Fɔ stɔp di it, tek wan antihistamin ɔ put krim lɛk haydrokɔtizɔn .
• Tek wan mɛrɛsin fɔ mɛn pen lɛk Paracetamol fɔ ridyus di pen.

Di tritmɛnt we dɛn kin gi fɔ mɛn pipul dɛn:

• If di swel pasmak, di dɔktɔ kin gi yu kɔtikosterɔyd .
• If pɔsin gɛt siriɔs alɛji , i kin nid fɔ tek epinephrine injɛkshɔn (dɛn kin gi dis na ɔspitul).

If i pɔsibul, kech ɔ kil di ant we bit yu. We yu dɔn no us kayn ant i bi, i go izi fɔ mek di dɔktɔ gi yu di rayt tritmɛnt.

I fayn fɔ pop blista we yu it ant?

Dɛn se sɔm kayn ant dɛn, mɔ faya ant dɛn, kin mek blista we dɛn bit dɛn. Nɔ ivin tink fɔ brok dis blista! If yu brok di blista, chans de fɔ mek yu gɛt smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl smɔl . Sayn dɛm fɔ se yu gɛt di sik na:

• Fiva, kol, ɛn i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo.
• Pen ɛn stiffness insay ɛn rawnd di say we yu bayt.
• Inkris swel na di bayt sayt.
• Wan wata we tan lɛk milk de kɔmɔt na di blista.
• Arawnd di say we dɛn baytFɔmeshɔn fɔ wan yɔlɔsh krɔst .

So tek kia ɔf di say we di blista de. Wash am wit sop ɛn wata lɛk se yu de trit wund, kip am klin, ɛn kɔba am wit plasta if i pɔsibul.

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ wɛl we ant bit am?

Wan tipik ant bayt go wɛl insay sɔm dez. Bɔt we ant lɛk faya ant bit yu, di tɛm we yu go wɛl kin difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di kayn pɔyzin we dɛn put insay yu skin. Bɔku tɛm, i kin tek lɛk tri to sɛvin dez fɔ mek faya ant bit am fɔ wɛl. If i tek wan wik ɔ tɛn ɔ mɔ, i go fayn fɔ mek yu go to dɔktɔ.

Wetin yu fɔ du fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt ant?

We yu go na say dɛn we ant de, yu kin du dɛn tin ya fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dɛn:

• Wear klos we kɔba bɔku pan yu bɔdi as yu ebul. Yuz sus, lɔng pant, sɔks, ɛn glɔv.
• Nɔ go na say dɛn we gɛt ant dɛn ɛn say dɛn we bɔku ant dɛn de.
• Yuz insekt repelent we yu de na do. Ripelent dɛn de we gɛt ɛni wan pan di DEET ɔ Picaridin. Aks yu dɔktɔ bɔt di bɛst kayn fɔ yu.
• Yu fɔ no aw di ant dɛn tan ɛn usay dɛn de, so dat yu go ebul fɔ de fa frɔm dɛn.
• If yu gɛt ant infestation na yu os ɔ gadin, aks fɔ ɛp frɔm wan peshɛnt kɔntrol savis .

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin ant bayt ɛn bed bɔg bayt?

Ant ɛn bed bɔg na ɔl tu insɛkt dɛn we de bit wi.

• Bɔku tɛm, bed bɔg dɛn na animal dɛn we gɛt rawnd ɔ ɔval, we gɛt dak brawn. Ant dɛn gɛt bɔdi we lɔng ɛn we gɛt wanwɔd.
• Pan ɔl we ant kin bit na wan ples, bed bɔg kin bit bɔku say dɛn we de afta dɛnsɛf.
• Ant kin bit bɔku say dɛn lɛk an, leg, ɛn fut. Bed bɔg dɛn kin lɛk fɔ bit di say dɛn we de nia di bed, lɛk di an ɛn di nɛk.
• Ant bayt kin tan lɛk wan pimple. Bed bɔg bayt dɛn kin tan lɛk wan row we gɛt smɔl smɔl, rɛd, rayz bɔmp dɛn. Dɛn ɔl tu kin it.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

Si dɔktɔ if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya afta yu it ant:

• If di sik nɔr bɛtɛ afta wan wik ɔr tɛn dez.
• If di tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin gi na os (ays, pen kil, mɛrɛsin fɔ mek pɔsin nɔ it) nɔ ɛp.

If yu gɛt dɛn sik ya, go na ɔspitul wantɛm wantɛm:

Dɛn tin ya kin bi sayn fɔ se yu gɛt alɛji, so i impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm :

• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo.
• Brus ɔ swel ɔlsay na di bɔdi.
• Fɔ vɔmit.
• Bɛlɛ pen bad bad wan.
• I de it bad bad wan ɔlsay na di bɔdi.

Pan ɔl we i nɔ kin apin so ɔltɛm, ``Anaphylactic shock`` na siriɔs alɛji we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja if dɛn nɔ trit am wantɛm wantɛm.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

• A gɛt alɛji fɔ it ant?
• A kin trit dis na os?
• Wetin a fɔ du if di blista we a de it we a it ant brok?

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Pan ɔl we i kɔmɔn fɔ mek ant bit, i fayn fɔ mek yu no am smɔl.

Mɛmba se bɔku pan di ant dɛn kin jɔs bit wi if dɛn fil se dɛn de trɛtin dɛn, so lɛ wi rɛspɛkt di say we dɛn de.

• As soon as ant bit yu , was am gud gud wan wit sop .
• If yu swel ɔ it, put ays ɛn tek wan antihistamin .
• If yu gɛt blista, nɔ brok am .
• If yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ alɛji, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm .
• Wear klos we go protɛkt yusɛf ɛn yuz tin we de mek insɛkt nɔ kam na say dɛn we ant de.

If yu no bɔt dɛn tin ya, yu kin dil wit fɔ it ant ɛn nɔ mek am big prɔblɛm. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

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