We wi de waka na gras na wi yad, na fɔrɛst rod, ɔ ple nia strim... sɔntɛnde we wi rich na os, wi bɔdi kin tɔn rɛd ɛn bigin fɔ it we wi nɔ ebul fɔ bia, nɔto so? 🦟 Wi tink se na moskito bin bit am ɔ na bɔg. Bɔt bɔku tɛm, di wan we de biɛn dis it na smɔl, bɔt rili anɔynt animal we wi nɔ kin ivin si. Dat na di Chigger , sɔm pipul dɛn kin kɔl am bak “Harvest mite” ɔ “Red bug” . Insay Sinhala, wi kin kɔl dɛn “Chigger mite ” fɔ naw.

Dɛn chigger ya so smɔl, dɛn smɔl pas di piɔriɔd we de na di ɛnd pan sɛntɛns! 🧐 Bɔku tɛm, na magnifying glas nɔmɔ yu kin si dɛn. Bɔt pan ɔl we dɛn smɔl, di it we dɛn kin it we dɛn bit kin las fɔ sɔm dez! Insay dis atikul, wi go lan gud gud wan udat na dɛn chigger ya, aw dɛn de mɔna wi, aw fɔ pul da it we de it, ɛn aw fɔ avɔyd fɔ mek dɛn nɔ bit wi igen.

Udat na dis chigger? Mek wi no dis bitel hiro!

Chiggers nɔto rili insɛkt. Dɛn kɔmɔt na di Arachnid famili, we gɛt spayda ɛn tik. Dɛn na rɛd, rili smɔl tin dɛn. As wi bin se, dɛn nɔ ivin tan lɛk pen!

Dɛn kin si dɛn mɔ na do, mɔ na say dɛn we wet ɛn we gɛt shado lɛk say dɛn we gɛt gras, fɔrɛst, strim bank, ɛn say dɛn we de nia di lek. Yu kin si dɛn bɔku bɔku wan bak na Sri Lanka gadin dɛn, lɛk afta dɛn dɔn avɛst di rays (na dat mek dɛn kin kɔl dɛn bak Harvest Mites).

Bɔt nɔto ɔl dis chigger famili de mɔna wi. Na dɛn pikin dɛn nɔmɔ (larvae) de du dis trɔbul! Afta di pikin chigger fleas dεm hatch fr כm dεn eg , dεn nid protin fכ gro. Na dat mek dɛn kin ayd na gras ɛn ɔnda bush te pipul ɔ ɔda animal dɛn kam.

Aw fɔ chew: Dis na aw chigger atak kin apin!

Dɛn chigger bebi ya kin rili snek. Dɛn kin sidɔm na di tip fɔ wan lif na lɔng gras te sɔmbɔdi waka pas. 🚶 ♀️🐕 We yu ɔ yu dɔg waka pas, dɛn kin grap pan yu bɔdi wit dɛn smɔl smɔl klos. Bɔku tɛm, wi nɔ kin ivin notis dis.

We dɛn dɔn de na di bɔdi, dɛn kin muf tru klos ɔ dairekt pan di skin, ɛn dɛn kin fɛn fayn ples fɔ di skin. Dɛn kin lɛk di say dɛn we di skin tan, wam, ɛn fold (e.g., rawnd di wɛst, rawnd di anklɛ, ɔnda an, biɛn di ni, ɛn usay ɔndawea de kɔba di skin).

We dɛn fɛn gud ples, di chigger flea kin pas di skin wit in smɔl smɔl mɔt pat dɛn ɛn injekt in saliva (saliva/spit) . Insted fo sok blɔd lek moskito, chiggers de du somtin difren. di saliva dεm gεt spεshal εnzym dεm (dijestiv jus) we kin sכlv di skin sεl dεm. 🧪 Dis saliva de mek di skin sel dεm na da εria de sכlv, we de mek sכm sכm “skin sup.” na dεn sεl dεm we dεn sכlv na dεn di chigger pikin de it. Na de i kin gɛt di prɔtin we i nid fɔ gro.

Afta sɔm dez we dɛn dɔn it ɛn drink lɛk dis, di chiggers go naturally fɔdɔm pan di skin ɛn fɔdɔm na grɔn. Dɛn nɔ kin ɛva dig insay di skin ɔ le eg pan am. Bɔt na afta dɛn dɔn go fɔ sɔm dez nɔmɔ di rial trɔbul kin bigin – dɛn rɛd, it blista dɛn we dɛn kin lɛf biɛn!

Bɔdi mak dɛm: Aw fɔ no se chigger bit?

Afta chigger bit, wan red bump de fכm usay di flea put in saliva insay di skin. Sɔntɛnde dis kin tan lɛk pimple, smɔl blista we ful-ɔp wit wata, ɔ ayv.

• Aw i tan ɛn usay i de: Dɛn blista ya kin apia bɔku tɛm insay grup/klɔsta. Dɛn kin apin mɔ na say dɛn we di skin tan, wam, ɛn we klos kin prɛs, lɛk rawnd di wes, rawnd di anklɛ, ɔnda di sɔks, ɔnda di an, biɛn di ni, ɛn na di groin.
• I de it: .Afta we chigger bit, di it kin bigin insay sɔm awa. Dis it nɔto jɔs ɛni it, na it we rili tranga, we pɔsin nɔ go ebul fɔ bia! 😖 Insay sɔm dez, dis blista kin big smɔl, rɛd, ɛn it. Dis kin apin bikɔs di imyun sistɛm na wi bɔdi kin riak to di chigger in saliva.
• Tɛm fɔ wɛl: Pan ɔl we di it kin stɔp insay sɔm dez, i kin tek wan ɔ tu wik fɔ mek di rɛd blista wɛl ɔl.
• Spɛshal kɔndishɔn (“Sɔma Penile Syndrome”): Sɔntɛnde, mɔ pan bɔy pikin dɛn, we chigger bit di penis kin mek i swel, i kin it bad bad wan, ɛn i kin mek i fil pen we i de pis. Dɛn kɔl dis “Summer Penile Syndrome.”

Wetin Dɔktɔ Mama min? (Diagnosis) .

Bɔrku tɛm, dɔktɔ kin no if chigger bit na di wok we flea de du bay we yu luk di blista dɛm na yu bɔdi ɛn aks if yu dɔn go na do i nɔ tu te yet (lɛk na gras eria, na fɔrɛst). Bɔku tɛm, dɛn nɔ kin nid spɛshal tɛst dɛn.

Fɔ pul di sik we dɛn kɔl skabi: Tritmɛnt na os

Di gud nyus na dat, nɔ lɛk mɔskito ɛn tik, chig nɔ de skata sik. Dat min se dɛn nɔ denja, bɔt dɛn kin rili vɛks! 😅 So, most of di taim, yu kin get rid of dis problem dem fo haus.

1. 🚿 Wash gud gud wan! Di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du if yu notis se chigger bit am na fɔ was di say fayn fayn wan wit sop ɛn wata we nɔ gɛt wata. Na bikɔs di chigger kin stil tay pan di skin. We yu was, dat kin pul am.
2. ❄️ Sooth wit kol! If yu put kol was klos na di say we yu it, ɔ yu put ays pak (we dɛn rap wit klos, nɔto dairekt pan di skin) i kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ it.
3. 🧴 Krim we de mek yu nɔ it it: Fɔ mek yu nɔ it, yu kin put kalamin loshan, we yu kin bay na di famasi, ɔ ɔda krim we de mek yu it it (e.g., hydrocortisone ).
4. 💊 Alɛji mɛrɛsin (Antihistamines) If di it de it bad bad wan, mɔ na nɛt, ɛn yu nɔ ebul fɔ slip bikɔs yu it, yu kin yuz wan ɔral antihistamine (Antihistamines – we dɛn kin gi fɔ alɛji). Bɔt if yu de gi pikin dɛn, yu fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn gi am di doz we dɛn tɛl yu fɔ gi am.
5. ⚠️ Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl: NƆ SKRACH! NO SKRACHING! Dis na di tin we at pas ɔl, bɔt we impɔtant pas ɔl! I nɔ mata aw yu skrach, tray fɔ stɔp fɔ skrach. Bikɔs we yu skrach, yu nel dɛn kin pwɛl di skin, ɛn dis kin mek 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.
   • Impetigo: Dis na baktriyal infεkshכn we de mek yu gεt pus- ful, yכlכ, krεs sכm dεm rawnd di εria na di skin.
   • Sεlulayt: Dis na infεkshכn we de spre dip insay di skin. Di say we di infekshɔn bin apin kin rɛd, i kin swel, i kin fil wam, ɛn i kin at we yu tɔch am. So, yuz di we dɛn we wi dɔn tɔk bɔt fɔ mek yu nɔ skrach. If yu kip yu nel dɛn shɔt, dat kin ɛp bak fɔ mek yu skin nɔ pwɛl. If, i sɔri fɔ no se, yu go nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ ɛn tek antibayɔtik.

Ustɛm fɔ rɔn go to di dɔktɔ

Pan ɔl we i kin sɔlv wit tritmɛnt na os, yu fɔ rili go to dɔktɔ if:

• Ivin di krim dɛm we yu bay na di famasi nɔ de ridyus di it ivin smɔl.
• if di say we yu skrach luk luk infεkt (i.e. if i rεd, swεla, hot, i de pen we yu tכch, כ di pus de kכmכt).
• If yu gɛt di sayn dɛm fɔ di "sɔma penile syndrome" we wi bin dɔn tɔk bɔt (di penis de swel, it, pen we yu de pis).

Say ‘No’ to Chiggers: We fɔ Protɛkt Yusɛf

Di bɛst tin fɔ du na fɔ de fa frɔm dɛn pesky chiggers ya. Fɔ fala dɛn tin ya we yu de go na do:

• 🛡️ Put Insekt Ripelent: Yuz moskito repelent we gɛt 10% to 30% DEET. Mek shɔ se yu put am we yu de go na say dɛn we yu tink se chiggers kin de (e.g., wan jungle trek).
• 👕 Trit klos: .If yu kin go na jɔŋgrɔn trek bɔku tɛm, yu kin sprɛy yu klos wit insɛktisayd lɛk Pɛmɛtrin (bɔt fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn ɛksaktɔli).
• 👖 Wear klos we de kɔba yu bɔdi: Wear lɔng pant ɛn lɔng-sliv shirt as mɔ as yu ebul. Tuk di bɔt ɔf yu pant insay yu sɔks, ɔ put am insay yu sus. Dis go protɛkt yu nɔto jɔs frɔm chiggers, bɔt i go protɛkt yu bak frɔm ɔda tin dɛn lɛk tik ɛn mɔskito.
• 🧼 Wash as yu rich haus: As soon as yu get haus from bi outsaid, tek gud shawa wit lukewarm wata and sop. Separet ɔl yu klos dɛn, was dɛn wit wam wata, ɛn drɛy dɛn fayn fayn wan na di san (ayɔn dɛn pan ay faya if i pɔsibul). Dis go kil ɛni chiggers we stɔp na yu klos.

Lɛ wi fɛn ɔda tin dɛn smɔl.

• Nɔr kin pas: Chigger bites nɔr kin pas , so yu kin de wit ɔda pipul dɛm wae yu nɔr de fred.
• Nɔmal tin dɛn: If di it nɔ de we yu nɔ go ebul fɔ bia, prɔblɛm nɔ de fɔ yu fɔ ple wit yu pikin dɛn, go skul, ɔ du nɔmal tin dɛn.

Fɔ dɔn: Chiggers, ivin if dɛn smɔl, nɔ go mek yu dɔŋ!

So, pan ɔl we di chigger dɛn so smɔl dat yu nɔ go ivin si dɛn, di it we dɛn kin it we dɛn de bit dɛn kin mek yu fil bad fɔ sɔm dez. Bɔt nɔr nid fɔ wɔri, bikɔs dɛn nɔr de spre sik, ɛn yu kin pul dis prɔblɛm wit simpul mɛrɛsin na os. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ avɔyd fɔ skrach as yu ebul, ɛn fɔ go to dɔktɔ if yu gɛt ɛni sayn fɔ se yu gɛt di sik.

Ivin bɛtɛ, we yu de go na do, tek tɛm smɔl ɛn tek sef prɛkoshɔn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt dɛn chiggers ya. Dɔn wi kin ɛnjɔy fɔ spɛn tɛm na do ɛn nɔ fred! Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!