Spring and summer — a time for walks in nature, but along with the beauty of forests and meadows comes the risk of encountering ticks. An anti-encephalitic suit is a reliable protection against these dangerous arthropods, which can carry and transmit serious diseases, including tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease.
Ticks live almost everywhere, preferring areas with high humidity and dense vegetation. They are most often found in shady, damp forests, tall-grass meadows, overgrown ravines, on forest trails, and along river and lake banks. They also occur in developed areas — in city parks and squares with dense vegetation, on allotments and in gardens, especially if neglected, with overgrown grass and accumulations of fallen leaves. Even ordinary lawns can become a habitat for ticks if mowed infrequently.
Ordinary clothing cannot reliably protect against ticks for several reasons:
- It often has gaps and exposed areas through which a tick can easily reach the skin: an unprotected neck, loosely fitting cuffs, a waistband without elastic, an untucked shirt or T-shirt, loose trouser legs not tucked into footwear.
- It lacks the specialized protective elements found in an anti-encephalitis suit.
- Exposed areas of the body remain vulnerable.
- Ticks are hard to spot on dark clothing.
Thus, ordinary clothing can only partially limit ticks' access to the skin and does not eliminate the risk of a bite.
To protect against ticks, you should use specialized clothing — anti-encephalitis suits such as Expedition Lux, designed taking into account tick behavior (they only crawl upwards):
- A jacket and trousers with cuffs and a collar that fit closely to the body. Only the hands remain exposed; the face can additionally be covered with a fine-mesh zippered net on the hood.
- Special trap-folds on the jacket, sleeves, and trouser legs prevent ticks from moving upward over the clothing. Treated with the acaricidal spray Safe and Care Reftamid (Maximum or Extra Anti-Tick), they provide guaranteed protection against ticks: when entering such a trap, a tick can only move along it.
- The acaricidal agent exerts a paralyzing effect on the tick, preventing it from moving and causing it to fall from the clothing to the ground.
- Zippered pockets.
- Ventilation openings protected by meshes.
- To prevent a tick from getting under the clothing, tuck the jacket lining into the trousers, tuck the inner cuffs of the trousers into footwear, and keep pocket zippers closed.
The anti-encephalitis suit Expedition Lux is approved by specialists at the Institute of Disinfectology of FBUN «ФНЦГ им. Ф.Ф. Эрисмана» of Rospotrebnadzor and provides 100% protection against tick bites and blood-sucking insects when used correctly.
The suit provides the stated protection only when usage rules are followed. It is necessary to:
- Treat the traps with an acaricidal agent and wait for them to dry completely.
- After putting on the suit, fasten all closures, including pocket zippers, position the trap-folds downward, put on the hood, and in areas with high tick activity zip the net closed.
- If the suit becomes wet during use, reapply the treatment before further use.
- For user convenience, the hood size can be adjusted using a strap and a drawcord.
To truly protect yourself from ticks during outdoor walks, you should choose an anti-encephalitis suit. It is specially designed taking into account the behavior of these insects and reliably blocks all possible routes of access to the skin. With such protection you can enjoy time in the forest, park, or at your country house without unnecessary worries — and focus on what matters most: the beauty of nature and the pleasure of active recreation.