【宣導】預防恙蟲病~防疫小撇步，讓您安然無「恙」【How to avoid scrub typhus】
【宣導】預防恙蟲病~防疫小撇步，讓您安然無「恙」【How to avoid scrub typhus】
疾病管制署(下稱疾管署)今(2)日表示，國內目前已進入蚊蟲活躍季節，且適逢清明及兒童節連續假期，民眾連假期間若規劃赴郊外掃墓祭祖、踏青或從事登山、露營活動時，易接觸到蚊蟲(如：蚊子、蜱蟲、恙蟲)孳生的草叢環境，而增加感染蟲媒傳染病(如：登革熱、發熱伴血小板減少綜合症、恙蟲病)的風險。
提醒民眾應做好個人防護措施，避免被蚊蟲附著叮咬而感染疾病。
我國全年皆有恙蟲病病例，歷年資料顯示通報數自4至5月開始上升，6至7月達高峰，於東部及離島地區感染病例數較多。
疾管署呼籲，民眾前往郊外活動或掃墓時，應避免暴露於蚊蟲孳生的草叢環境，做好個人防護措施，包括穿著長袖衣褲、手套、長筒襪及長靴等保護性衣物，將褲管紮入襪內；並依照標籤指示說明於衣物及皮膚裸露部位使用政府機關核可含敵避(DEET)、派卡瑞丁(Picaridin)或伊默克(IR3535)成分的防蚊藥劑。此外，民眾離開草叢環境後，應儘速沐浴並更換全部衣物時，並檢查全身是否有蚊蟲附著或叮咬痕跡，若有疑似感染或症狀時，應儘速就醫。相關資訊請參閱疾管署全球資訊網(http://www.cdc.gov.tw)或撥打國內免費防疫專線1922(或0800-001922）洽詢。
【How to avoid scrub typhus】
Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is transmitted through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). Especially when you are playing outdoor games or just taking a stroll in the park.
Chigger mites infect human skin through areas of contact with vegetation, such as trouser cuffs and shirt sleeves and collars. They are also commonly known as harvest mites, harvest bugs, harvest lice, mower's mites, or red bugs.
Chiggers belong to the same class as spiders and ticks. They move across the skin in search of a feeding area. Chiggers insert their feeding structures into the skin and inject enzymes that cause the destruction of host tissue.
How to avoid scrub typhus
1.Avoid areas with lots of vegetation and brush where chiggers may be found.
2.Wash your hands and feet with soap and water after outdoor activity.
3.Wash clothes in hot water.
4.Avoid outdoor activity during the humid or rainy season. Chiggers do not thrive in hot or cold weather.
5.Proper outdoor clothing can prevent infection. Full trousers and full-sleeved shirts, as well as thick socks and shoes can help prevent infection. Trouser legs can be tucked into shoes or boots if possible.
6.Use insect repellent or wear clothes treated with insecticide like permethrin.
Scrub typhus symptom
Fever. Headache. Body aches and muscle pain. Rashes. A dark, scab-like region at the site of the chigger bite (also known as eschar). Enlarged lymph nodes, Immediately see a doctor.
if the infection gets severe, it can lead to pneumonitis, encephalitis, mental changes ranging from confusion to coma, organ failure, congestive heart failure and circulatory collapse.
What to do if you get chigger bites
1.If you feel you've been bitten by chiggers, give yourself a full body check. The first warning sign is tiny red dots that spread rapidly across your skin and Immediately see a doctor.
2.Take a bath
3.Wash your clothes, blankets and towels in hot water
4.Apply anti-itch cream or ointment, like menthol, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone.
5.Chigger mites sometimes transmit the bacterium that causes scrub typhus
Office of Student Affairs, Counseling and Health Promotion Division (Health Center) cares about your health.
資料來源：衛生福利部疾病管制署
資料出處連結請連結至 https://www.cdc.gov.tw/....../qmiRw5Voy4g5pBQ_pVLPfA......
恙蟲病-疾病介紹 https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Category/Page/uoJu4kugqQMThmC8cnCWFA
提醒民眾應做好個人防護措施，避免被蚊蟲附著叮咬而感染疾病。
我國全年皆有恙蟲病病例，歷年資料顯示通報數自4至5月開始上升，6至7月達高峰，於東部及離島地區感染病例數較多。
疾管署呼籲，民眾前往郊外活動或掃墓時，應避免暴露於蚊蟲孳生的草叢環境，做好個人防護措施，包括穿著長袖衣褲、手套、長筒襪及長靴等保護性衣物，將褲管紮入襪內；並依照標籤指示說明於衣物及皮膚裸露部位使用政府機關核可含敵避(DEET)、派卡瑞丁(Picaridin)或伊默克(IR3535)成分的防蚊藥劑。此外，民眾離開草叢環境後，應儘速沐浴並更換全部衣物時，並檢查全身是否有蚊蟲附著或叮咬痕跡，若有疑似感染或症狀時，應儘速就醫。相關資訊請參閱疾管署全球資訊網(http://www.cdc.gov.tw)或撥打國內免費防疫專線1922(或0800-001922）洽詢。
【How to avoid scrub typhus】
Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is transmitted through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). Especially when you are playing outdoor games or just taking a stroll in the park.
Chigger mites infect human skin through areas of contact with vegetation, such as trouser cuffs and shirt sleeves and collars. They are also commonly known as harvest mites, harvest bugs, harvest lice, mower's mites, or red bugs.
Chiggers belong to the same class as spiders and ticks. They move across the skin in search of a feeding area. Chiggers insert their feeding structures into the skin and inject enzymes that cause the destruction of host tissue.
How to avoid scrub typhus
1.Avoid areas with lots of vegetation and brush where chiggers may be found.
2.Wash your hands and feet with soap and water after outdoor activity.
3.Wash clothes in hot water.
4.Avoid outdoor activity during the humid or rainy season. Chiggers do not thrive in hot or cold weather.
5.Proper outdoor clothing can prevent infection. Full trousers and full-sleeved shirts, as well as thick socks and shoes can help prevent infection. Trouser legs can be tucked into shoes or boots if possible.
6.Use insect repellent or wear clothes treated with insecticide like permethrin.
Scrub typhus symptom
Fever. Headache. Body aches and muscle pain. Rashes. A dark, scab-like region at the site of the chigger bite (also known as eschar). Enlarged lymph nodes, Immediately see a doctor.
if the infection gets severe, it can lead to pneumonitis, encephalitis, mental changes ranging from confusion to coma, organ failure, congestive heart failure and circulatory collapse.
What to do if you get chigger bites
1.If you feel you've been bitten by chiggers, give yourself a full body check. The first warning sign is tiny red dots that spread rapidly across your skin and Immediately see a doctor.
2.Take a bath
3.Wash your clothes, blankets and towels in hot water
4.Apply anti-itch cream or ointment, like menthol, calamine lotion, or hydrocortisone.
5.Chigger mites sometimes transmit the bacterium that causes scrub typhus
Office of Student Affairs, Counseling and Health Promotion Division (Health Center) cares about your health.
資料來源：衛生福利部疾病管制署
資料出處連結請連結至 https://www.cdc.gov.tw/....../qmiRw5Voy4g5pBQ_pVLPfA......
恙蟲病-疾病介紹 https://www.cdc.gov.tw/Category/Page/uoJu4kugqQMThmC8cnCWFA
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