Nguo bora za Tick-Repellent ili kuzuia Bugs Kubwa, Mbaya

Kama wewe ni kujiandaa kwenda kutembea, kambi, uvuvi, uwindaji, au vinginevyo kufurahia kubwa nje, unapaswa kupata tayari kukabiliana na kero na hatari ya ticks. Pamoja na wadudu wanaouma kama vile chiggers, nzi weusi, fleas za mchanga, gnats, midges, na mbu, ticks zinaweza kuingia kwenye mpandaji asiye na shaka na kuwaambukiza na magonjwa ya hatari, kama vile ugonjwa wa Lyme, Anaplasmosis, na Homa ya Mlima wa Rocky (RMSF). Vituo vya Kudhibiti na Kuzuia Magonjwa vilirekodi zaidi ya kesi 50,000 zilizoripotiwa za magonjwa ya tickborne mnamo 2019.

Kama wewe ni kwenda kutumia siku katika misitu, unapaswa kuchukua hatua ya kujilinda mwenyewe. Mbali na ulinzi wa kawaida kama repellents wadudu, unaweza kununua nguo iliyoundwa na kemikali kutibiwa ili kupunguza hatari yako ya kupata walengwa na ticks. Tumeweka pamoja primer na orodha ndefu ya nguo bora za tick-repellent na vifaa ambavyo tumejaribu na kupendekeza, ili uweze kutembea kuni kwa ujasiri.

Endelea kusoma makala kamili iliyoandikwa na Nancy Jo Adams hapa.

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