Most people find that they are bitten by a tick, trying to pull it out with the help of people's recommendations. But to do it is dangerous, it is best to seek help from the nearest medical facility. The doctor gently extract it and prescribe the means for preventing the development of borreliosis or encephalitis. Flemoksin by the bite of a tick for that purpose prescribed for children under the age of 8 years, as the classic antibiotics (doxycycline), which are used in this case, can only be accepted from 9 years.
Dosage flemoksin adults and children through the bite of a tick
Flemoksin active substance is Amoxicillin. For the prevention of antibiotic begin to use immediately after it wrote the doctor, without waiting for the results of analyzes and confirmation of infected ticks.
Children under 8 years old who have intolerance to tetracyclines, it is recommended to take Flemoksin Soljutab under the scheme:
- children under one year is recommended 30-60 mg / kg of body weight per day, in severe cases, can increase the dosage to 90 mg / kg; Children from 1 year to 3 years receive 125 mg three times daily or 250 mg twice a day; Children from three to ten years, take 375-500 mg twice a day, depending on the state and the severity of pathological symptoms, or 250 mg three times a day - at a less severe disease;
- weighing more than 40 kg - 0.5 g three times a day.
After a tick bite drink Flemoksin to prevent the next 5 days.
Taking the drug to an adult usually recommended to 0.5 g three times a day. Flemoksin also prescribed to pregnant women and in the case of patient intolerance to tetracycline antibiotics.
How to prevent the development of borreliosis the bite of a tick
Most often carriers of encephalitis and Lyme disease are ticks. If you use surveys have not confirmed the presence of an infectious agent in the insect, the preventive measures using flemoksin after 5 days stop. If the tick has appeared positive, it does not mean that people necessarily get sick.
Doctor is watching his condition, and if the patient is still infected with Lyme disease, the first symptoms may appear within 2-10 days:
- fever;
- pain in the muscles and joints;
- weakness, headache;
- runny nose;
- sore throat;
- conjunctivitis;
- fast fatiguability.
The main feature of the disease is in the form of a pink erythema uneven circumferentially formed around the sting site. Its diameter may be from 5 to 55 cm. Then the doctor prescribes the bite of a tick Flemoksin take longer for prophylactic and therapeutic purposes with different dosage.
For the successful prevention of diseases, which carry ticks, it is important to seek medical attention, I for the first three days after the bite. If you do it later, Flemoksin do not prevent infection from a tick bite.
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