Bug Bites and Stings: Yu get dis problem tu? Mek wi no se!

"Oh shit !" So, moskito ɔ ant dɔn bit yu, nɔto so? I impɔtant fɔ mek wi ɔl no bɔt dɛn insɛkt ya we de bit ɛn sting, we kin kɔmɔt frɔm smɔl smɔl to we kin mek wi layf de pan denja. Bikɔs, dɛn tin ya rili kɔmɔn na wi kɔntri. Sɔntɛnde, i kin tan lɛk se na smɔl tin, bɔt if dɛn nɔ de manej dɛn fayn, dɛn kin mek prɔblɛm. So, yu tink se wi go tɔk bɔt dis smɔl mɔ tide?

Wetin na dɛn insɛkt dɛn ya we insɛkt kin bit ɛn sting?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, sting na we insɛkt chuk yu skin. Sɔm insɛkt dɛn kin bit. Dis na we di insɛkt in saliva (sɔntɛnde i kin gɛt pɔyzin) kin go insay yu skin. Di diskɔmfɔt we yu kin gɛt kin dipen pan aw yu bɔdi in imyun sistɛm de ansa dis.

Bɔrku tɛm, dɛn tin ya na smɔl smɔl tin wae dɛn kin trit na os ɛn mɛn. Bɔt sɔntɛnde, yu imyun sistɛm kin riak pasmak, we kin mek yu gɛt mɔ siriɔs sayn dɛn lɛk ayv , i nɔ kin izi fɔ blo , ɔ yu mɔsul dɛn kin twitch .

Sɔntɛnde, i nɔ kin izi fɔ no us insɛkt bit yu ɔ swɛt yu. Bɔt fɔ no am, if i pɔsibul, i kin ɛp yu ɛn yu dɔktɔ fɔ plan di tritmɛnt ɛn fɔ de wach fɔ prɔblɛm dɛn.

Wetin na di tin dɛn we insɛkt kin bit ɛn sting pas ɔl?

Difrɛn insɛkt dɛn kin mek prɔblɛm na wi kɔntri ɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl. Na sɔm pan dɛn:

• Ant bit : Ɛspɛshali sɔm kayn ant, lɛk di ``faya ant'' we de kil.
• Bed bug bites : Dɛn bɔg ya kin wok frɔm bed na nɛt.
• Bi de sting
• Flea de bit am
• Flay bayt : Dɛn tin ya na di kayn flay dɛn lɛk `(blak flay)`, `(diya flay)`, ɛn `(ɔs flay)`.
• Moskito bit: Fo wi kontri, dis no bi somtin fo tok abaut.
• Skɔpiɔn de sting
• Spayda bayt: Sɔm spayda dɛn de we denja, lɛk brawn reklɔs spayda ɛn blak wido spayda. Bɔt dɛn kayn animal ya nɔ bɔku na wi kɔntri.
• Tik bayt dɛn
• Wasp stings : Yɔlɔ jakit ɛn ɔnet dɛnsɛf kin fɔdɔm insay dis kategori.

Bɔku pan di pipul dɛn we de na dis list na insɛkt dɛn. Na dat mek dɛn kin yuz di wɔd "insɛkt bayt" bɔku tɛm. Bɔt tin dɛn lɛk chigger, skɔpiɔn, spayda, ɛn tik nɔto insɛkt, dɛn de na di grup we dɛn kɔl arachnids. So dɛn kin yuz di Inglish wɔd "bug bites" fɔ kɔba ɔl dɛn.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we insɛkt de bit?

Dɛn sayn ya kin dipen pan di kayn insɛkt we bit yu ɔ bit yu. Tipikli, yu go si dεn tin ya na di say we di bayt כ sting:

• Wan lump we dɔn swel na yu skin we gɛt rɛd ɔ we dɔn chenj in kɔlɔ . I kin bi se sɔm lumps de insay wan row ɔ insay wan grup.
• Skin we de it ɔ we gɛt inflamed . Bayt ɛn sting kin it bad bad wan. Sɔntɛm yu kin 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 swel . Dis min se di say we de rawnd di bayt de luk lɛk se i dɔn swel smɔl.
• Pen ɔ nɔ fil fayn . Shap pen kin de we dɛn fɔs put di bayt ɔ sting.

Di sayn dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt siriɔs sik

Sɔm spayda (e.g. blak wido spayda, brawn reklɔs spayda) ɛn skɔpiɔn bayt kin mek yu gɛt mɔ siriɔs simptom. If yu tink se wan pan dɛn animal ya dɔn bit yu, go na di ɔspitul we de nia yu ɔ kɔl ambulans wantɛm wantɛm if yu gɛt ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya :

• Bɛlɛ pen ɔ nɔs
• Fɔ pul wata pasmak
• We pɔsin de swet pasmak
• Di at we de blo
• Ɛd we de at (ed we de at) .
• Nɔs ɛn vɔmit
• Mɔsul dɛn de pen, stif, ɔ tingling ɔlsay na di bɔdi
• Di wan ol bɔdi we de swɛ
• Insensitivity to light (inability fɔ si) .
• I nɔ izi fɔ tɔk (stuttering) .
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɔ fɔ swɛla

Alɛji riakshɔn we insɛkt bayt

Alɛji to insɛkt bayt na we yu imyun sistɛm de riak pasmak pan di insɛkt in saliva ɔ pɔyzin. Bɔku pan di alɛji riakshɔn dɛn nɔ kin at fɔ du. Dɛn kin kɔz di simptom dɛm nɔmɔ na di say we di bayt de (dɔktɔ dɛn kin kɔl dɛn sik ya ``localized symptoms'').

Bɔt sɔm insɛkt dɛn kin bit ɛn sting kin mek pɔsin gɛt wan sik we dɛn kɔl anafylaksis . Dis na wan bad bad alɛji we kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja . Di tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt dis sik na we di bi, wasp, ɛn faya ant kin sting. Di sayn dɛm kin bigin smɔl ɛn kwik kwik wan kin go to anafylaksis.

Dis na di sayn dɛm fɔ alɛji we insɛkt bit:

• Diziz ɔ fɔdɔm
• Di at we de blo
• Hiv (rɛd, it bɔmp na di skin) .
• Di mɔsul dɛn we de shek shek
• Nɔs, vɔmit, ɔ dayarɛa
• Di sik dɛn we kin mek pɔsin sik
• swel pasmak na di say we yu bayt/sting
• Di tɔŋ ɔ di trot we de swel
• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo ɔ fɔ swɛla
• Wiz na sawnd we pɔsin kin mek we i de blo.

Insay alɛji, di swɛlin na di say we dɛn bayt kin big pas aw dɛn bin de tink. I kin ivin skata pas 4 inch (10 sɛntimita).

di alɛji riakshɔn kin apin insay 15 minit afta dɛn bit am/sw am.I kin bigin. Bɔt sɔntɛnde i kin delay fɔ siks awa (nɔ kin ivin lɔng pas dat). Bɔku tɛm di riakshɔn dɛn we kin rili bad kin bigin kwik kwik wan . Sɔm kayn tin kin de bak wae yu kin gɛt alɛji leta (we nɔr kin kɔmɔn). Dɔktɔ dɛn kɔl dis sɛrum sik . I kin stat sɔm dez afta di bayt/sting.

If yu bin dɔn gɛt smɔl alɛji to insɛkt bayt/sting trade (e.g., big swel na di say we di bayt), yu go gɛt siriɔs riakshɔn tumara bambay . Tɛl yu dɔktɔ bɔt ɛni riakshɔn we yu dɔn gɛt. Dɛn go ebul fɔ gi yu di bɛst advays bɔt aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf ɛn gi yu fɔs ɛp.

Wetin mek insɛkt dɛn kin it?

Insɛkt we de bit yu kin mek yu it bikɔs ɔf wan kemikal we dɛn kɔl histamine we yu bɔdi de mek. We insɛkt bit yu, in saliva kin go insay yu skin. Yu imyun sistɛm de no dis saliva as sɔntin we nɔ de na yu bɔdi. So, di imyun sistεm de sεnd histamin to di aprכpriet ples fכ fכt dis invayda. Na dat kin mek pɔsin it.

Bɔku tɛm, we animal dɛn lɛk mɔskito, sɔm flay, bed bɔg, ɛn flay bayt, i kin mek i it.

Aw dɛn insɛkt ya kin bit ɛn sting? Us tin dɛn kin mek yu gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm?

Dis prɔblɛm kin apin ɛnitɛm we yu de na say usay insɛkt ɔ animal dɛn we tan lɛk dat de. Yu kin kam nia insɛkt dɛn mɔ we yu de wok ɔ ple na do. Semweso, insɛkt dɛnsɛf kin de insay yu os. Ɛspɛshali na di ɔpgarɛt, bɛsin, ɛn wudshed dɛn.

Bɔku tɛm, insɛkt dɛn kin bit ɔ sting na:

• Step pan insɛkt we yu de waka na do we yu nɔ gɛt sandal.
• We yu de na fɔrɛst, gadin, ɔ ples we gɛt bɔku tik dɛn, mɔ we di ples wam pasmak.
• Fɔ pwɛl insɛkt nɛst we dɛn bil ɔnda grɔn, insay tik, bush, ɔ wɔl we dɛn nɔ no.

Yu de pan big risk if yu de pan dɛn kayn tin ya:

• If yu de nia lek, riva, pɔnd, ɔ swamp.
• If yu spɛn bɔku tɛm na fɔrɛst ɔ gras.
• If yu de wok na fam ɔ yu kin de nia animal dɛn bɔku tɛm (espɛshali dɔg, pusi, ɔs).
• If yu na pɔsin we de wok na plantɛshɔn ɔ pɔsin we de mɛn bi.

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we insɛkt kin bit ɛn sting?

Sɔm insɛkt dɛn lɛk mɔskito ɛn tik kin kɛr sik dɛn. Yu kin gɛt dɛn we dɛn bit ɔ sting yu. Dɛn kɔl dɛn tin ya sik dɛn we bɔg kin bɔn / sik dɛn we kin kam wit vektɔ . Na sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn ya:

• `Dɛnj fiva`
• `Chikungunya`
• `Malaria`
• `Babesiosis`
• `Ehrlichiosis we de mek pɔsin gɛt di sik`
• `Ɛnsɛfalaytis`
• `Lyme disease` (nɔto kɔmɔn na wi kɔntri)
• `Rocky Mountain spotted fever` (Nɔto kɔmɔn na wi kɔntri)
• `Tayfɔs`
• `Wɛst Nayl vayrɔs`
• `Yɔlɔ fiva`
• `Zika vayrɔs`

Nɔto ɔl dɛn sik ya kin bɔku na ɔl di say dɛn na di wɔl. Sɔm sik dɛn kin apin to ɛni rijyɔn. Yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu us sik dɛn kin bɔku na yu eria. If yu de go sɔmsay, i go fayn fɔ no bifo tɛm us sik dɛn we bɔku pipul dɛn kin gɛt de.

Aw yu kin no se insɛkt dɛn de bit ɛn sting?

Bɔrku tɛm, yu nɔr nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ no if yu gɛt di sik. Bɔt if yu du dat, dɛn kin aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Ustɛm di bayt/sting bin apin?
• Aw many bites/stings de?
• Aw kwik di sayn dɛn bigin?
• Us fɔs ɛp ɔ tritmɛnt yu dɔn du te naw?
• Us kayn bayt/sting yu dɔn gɛt bifo? Aw yu bɔdi bin biev to dɛn?

If yu gɛt siriɔs riakshɔn we insɛkt bit/sting, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ du alɛji tɛst . I kin gi yu wan epinephrine auto-injector (Epi-Pen®) ɛn tich yu aw fɔ yuz am.

Aw yu kin trit insɛkt bayt?

Yu kin trit bɔku pan di insɛkt dɛn we dɛn bit ɛn sting yusɛf. Wetin fɔ du rili dipen pan di kayn insɛkt ɛn di sayn dɛn we yu gɛt. If yu dɔktɔ dɔn gi yu EpiPen® fɔ trit alɛji, yuz am lɛk aw dɛn tɛl yu ɛn go na di imejensi rum. Dɔn bak, if yu tink se skɔpiɔn de sting, brawn reklɔs spayda, ɔ blak wido spayda, yu fɔ go to imejensi tritmɛnt wantɛm wantɛm.

Na sɔm jenɛral fɔs ɛp advays dɛn ya:

• If stinga de, pul am kwik kwik wan. If animal, lɛk bi, stinga dɛn de insay di skin, dɛn kin tek tɛm pul am. Tray fɔ pul dɛn bay we yu push dɛn na sayd wit finga nel ɔ di ed pat pan kad. If yu grap dɛn wit pliers, yu kin ebul fɔ gɛt mɔ pɔyzin insay.
• Rimov di insɛkt. I kin fayn fɔ jɔs rɔb di shit. If na tik, yu fɔ grap am wit twiza ɛn tek tɛm pul am.
• Wash di wund fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata. If brek de na di skin, baktri kin go insay. We yu was, dat kin mek yu nɔ gɛt di sik.
• Put ays pak fɔ mek yu nɔ swel ɛn nɔ fil pen. Nɔ put di ays dairekt pan di skin, rap am wit klos.
• Tek wan mɛrɛsin fɔ mɛn pen lɛk Paracetamol fɔ ridyus pen. Go to dɔktɔ bifo yu tek NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) , bikɔs dɛn nɔ fayn fɔ ɔlman.

Sɔntɛnde, dɔktɔ kin gi yu tritmɛnt lɛk dis:

• Trit infɛkshɔn dɛnAntibayɔtik ɔ antiparasayt drɔgs.
• Antivenom na antidote fɔ blak wido spaida bayt ɔ skɔpiɔn sting.
• Trit anafilaksis wit IV fluid ɛn mɛrɛsin.
• Ridyus di risk fɔ anafylaksis wit venom imyunotɛrapi (dis na tritmɛnt fɔ lɔng tɛm).

Aw yu kin stɔp di it we insɛkt dɛn kin it?

Yu kin ridyus di it we yu de it if yu yuz krim ɛn loshan fɔ di skin. Ɛgzampul dɛn:

• Krim we gɛt antihistamin (e.g., tablɛt dɛn de bak lɛk Piriton, bɔt yu kin put di krim dairekt pan di wund).
• Hydrocortisone cream (dɛn kin yuz dis bak ɔnda dɔktɔ advays).
• We yu de yuz klin aloe vera .

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ stɔp fɔ skrach. Dat min se, nɔ skrach! Yu go fil se yu want fɔ skrach. Bɔt if yu skrach, yu go pwɛl di skin ɛn yu go gɛt mɔ sik.

Wetin yu kin du fɔ insɛkt we dɔn swel?

Ays pak kin ɛp fɔ ridyus smɔl smɔl swɛlin we insɛkt bayt/sting. Mɛmba fɔ rap di ays ɔ ays pak insay wan tint klos.

Si dɔktɔ pan dɛn kayn tin ya:

• If di swɛlin bad bad wan, ɔ if i gɛt ɔda sayn dɛn, lɛk fɔ at fɔ blo.
• If di swɛlin de go ɔp smɔl smɔl ɛn i de skata oba wan big say na di skin.
• If swel de apin na ɔda pat dɛn na di bɔdi apat frɔm di say we dɛn bayt/sting.

Aw lɔng insɛkt dɛn kin las?

I kin it ɛn smɔl smɔl swɛlin kin stɔp insay sɔm dez. Bɔt sɔm bayt ɛn sting kin tek wan ɔ tu wik fɔ mek dɛn wɛl ɔl. If pɔsin gɛt siriɔs alɛji ɔ if insɛkt bit am, i kin tek lɔng tɛm fɔ mek i wɛl.

Aw fɔ mek insɛkt nɔ bit ɛn sting?

Sɔntɛm yu nɔ go ebul fɔ avɔyd ɔl di bayt ɔ sting, bɔt na sɔm tin dɛn ya yu kin du fɔ ridyus yu risk:

• Yuz bɔg sprɛy we yu de go na say dɛn we insɛkt dɛn go de (ilɛksɛf na fɔ wok, fɔ waka, ɔ fɔ kamp). Sprɛy we gɛt DEET kin ɛp fɔ drɛb mɔskito, tik, sɔm flay, ɛn flay.
• We yu de go na fɔrɛst ɔ ɔda say dɛn usay insɛkt dɛn kin bɔku, wɛr lɔng sliv shit, lɔng pant, ɛn sus. Tuk yu pant insay yu sus fɔ mek yu gɛt mɔ protɛkshɔn.
• We yu de travul, chɛk di bed dɛn na di say dɛn we yu de fɔ si if yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ bed bɔg.
• Nɔ yuz flawa sɛnt we yu de spɛn tɛm na do.
• We yu de ɔganayz pati na fil ɔ na do, kip it kɔba. Dis go mek i nɔ go izi fɔ mek di bi dɛn lɛk am.
• No go swat bies.Dɔn dɛn kin vɛks ɛn atak. If pɔrsin kam nia yu, nɔr de vɛks ɛn nɔr de wɔri, ɛn bɔrku tɛm dɛn go kɔmɔt de ɛn nɔr de mɔna yu.
• Chek fɔ spayda bifo yu briŋ faya wud insay di os.
• Nɔ waka na do we yu nɔ wɛr sandal.
• Kip yu gadin ɛn di say dɛn we de nia yu klin. Put di say dɛn we mɔskito dɛn kin bɔn (ples dɛn usay wata kin stɔp).

Ustɛm yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

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

• If sɔm bi ɔ wasp dɛn dɔn swɛt yu.
• If bayt ɔ sting de we rili nia di yay.
• If i de it bad bad wan ɔ i de swel.
• If di skin dɔn pwɛl bikɔs ɔf di skrach ɛn opin wund dɛn dɔn fɔm.
• If di sik nɔr de bɛtɛ insay sɔm dez ɛn de wɔs, ɔr if dɛn nɔr bigin fɔ bɛtɛ.
• if yu si sayn dεm fכ infεkshכn na yu skin (sεlulayt) (e.g., rεd strεk dεm we de spre frכm di εria we di sik, blista, pus dεn dεn).

Dɔn bak, yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ if yu gɛt sayn dɛn fɔ sik we insɛkt kin kam wit. Dɛn tin ya kin apin insay tu wiks afta dɛn dɔn bit am. Dɛn sayn ya na:

• Bɔdi pen
• Chills we de mek pɔsin kol
• Fiva
• Pen na di jɔyn dɛn
• Nɔs ɛn vɔmit
• Pen biɛn di yay
• Bul in yay rash (wan sɛkɔla rash) rawnd di say we di bayt (dis na sayn fɔ Laym sik, bɔt i nɔ kin bɔku na wi kɔntri) .
• Di limf no dɛm we dɔn swel

Sɔm las wɔd dɛn (Take-Home Message) .

"O, pis !" Na de yu go bak, nɔto so? Insɛkt dɛn we de bit ɛn sting dɔn bi pat pan wi layf. I at fɔ avɔyd dɛn kpatakpata. Yu go mɔs tink se, "O, dat na nɔmal tin," we yu de kamp, ​​waka, ɔ ple na do.

Bɔt if yu gɛt alɛji to insɛkt ɔ yu dɔn gɛt bad bad riakshɔn dɛn trade, dɛn smɔl smɔl bayt ɔ sting dɛn de kin rili denja. Ivin if yu nɔ gɛt alɛji, sɔm insɛkt dɛn kin kɛr sik dɛn we kin rili bad.

So, i rili fayn fɔ tek sɔm tɛm fɔ tich yusɛf bɔt dɛn difrɛn kayn bayt ɛn sting ya. Tɔk to yu dɔktɔ bɔt aw fɔ protɛkt yusɛf na os ɛn we yu de travul. Fɔ gɛt wɛlbɔdi na di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl!

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