{"id":17787,"date":"2025-07-08T11:17:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/services\/urgent-care\/tick-insect-bites\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T19:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:46:53","slug":"tick-insect-bites","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/urgent-care\/tick-insect-bites\/","title":{"rendered":"Mordeduras y picaduras de insectos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tratamiento de las picaduras de garrapatas e insectos en Massachusetts y Rhode Island<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Las picaduras de insectos suelen producirse en verano, cuando la gente pasa mucho tiempo al aire libre, pero cualquiera puede ser susceptible de sufrir una picadura en cualquier \u00e9poca del a\u00f1o.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Algunas picaduras son habituales, pero las de garrapatas, ara\u00f1as, pulgas, mosquitos, \u00e1caros, chinches, piojos y niguas pueden requerir tratamiento. Las picaduras de garrapatas e insectos suelen ser un inconveniente, pero algunas conllevan consecuencias graves, como el virus del Nilo Occidental y la enfermedad de Lyme.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">S\u00edntomas de las picaduras de garrapatas e insectos Southeastern MA<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Es posible que ni siquiera se d\u00e9 cuenta de que tiene una picadura de garrapata o insecto antes de experimentar los s\u00edntomas. Los s\u00edntomas habituales de las picaduras de insectos son enrojecimiento, hinchaz\u00f3n, dolor, picor y piel caliente al tacto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Es importante conocer las caracter\u00edsticas espec\u00edficas de las picaduras de insectos para poder identificar qu\u00e9 te ha picado. He aqu\u00ed algunos ejemplos de reacciones comunes a las picaduras de insectos:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Chinches<\/b> dejar peque\u00f1as marcas de mordeduras, con la piel circundante enrojecida y con picor<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Picaduras de abeja<\/b> dejan tras de s\u00ed una piel roja rodeada de una zona blanca<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Picaduras de pulga<\/b> dejar ronchas que pican, normalmente alrededor de los tobillos y las piernas<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Picaduras de mosquito<\/b> dejan un bulto elevado que pica y se vuelve rosado<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Picaduras de ara\u00f1a<\/b> causar hinchaz\u00f3n, enrojecimiento de la piel y dolor. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li4\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Garrapatas<\/b> pueden transmitir la enfermedad de Lyme y causar erupciones en forma de diana que se expanden<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Primeros auxilios para picaduras de insectos<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Para tratar en casa los s\u00edntomas de una picadura de insecto leve, puede recurrir a los primeros auxilios habituales. Por lo general, las compresas fr\u00edas, la crema de hidrocortisona o loci\u00f3n de calamina y los antihistam\u00ednicos ayudan a aliviar el picor o escozor de una picadura de insecto. Prueba los siguientes remedios caseros si las picaduras de garrapatas o insectos te causan molestias o dolor.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Lavar la zona de la picadura con agua tibia. Aplicar un antis\u00e9ptico. Repetir varias veces al d\u00eda durante dos d\u00edas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Pon una compresa caliente sobre la picadura de insecto si parece que la costra se ha infectado. Deja la compresa unos 10 minutos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Mezcle 1 parte de per\u00f3xido de hidr\u00f3geno y 3 partes de agua. Aplica la soluci\u00f3n en la zona afectada. Alternativamente, mezcla 1 parte de Betadine y 3 partes de agua y vierte la soluci\u00f3n sobre las picaduras. Deja que se seque durante 2 minutos y luego l\u00e1vate por completo.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Aplicar una pomada antibi\u00f3tica cuatro veces al d\u00eda.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Cubra la zona afectada con un vendaje para evitar rascarse, lo que suele provocar infecciones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Aprenda a reconocer los signos de una <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/urgent-care\/skin-conditions\/\"><span class=\"s4\">infecci\u00f3n cut\u00e1nea<\/span><\/a>. Entre ellas, enrojecimiento e hinchaz\u00f3n en una zona amplia alrededor de la picadura. Las picaduras de insecto suelen estar calientes y sensibles al tacto. El pus y la supuraci\u00f3n en la zona de la herida tambi\u00e9n indican infecci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Si sus s\u00edntomas no desaparecen o empeoran con el tiempo, puede significar que tiene una infecci\u00f3n grave u otras complicaciones que requieren atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica inmediata.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Cu\u00e1ndo acudir al m\u00e9dico por picaduras de garrapatas e insectos<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">En algunos casos, una picadura de insecto requerir\u00e1 m\u00e1s tratamiento que un simple remedio casero. Una posible infecci\u00f3n debe tratarse de inmediato para que no empeore. Por favor, visite un Southcoast Health Urgent Care Center si usted experimenta lo siguiente despu\u00e9s de ser mordido:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Fatiga<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Erupci\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolor de cabeza<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/services\/urgent-care\/allergies\/\"><span class=\"s5\">Reacci\u00f3n al\u00e9rgica<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"s1\">como problemas para respirar<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Dolor o hinchaz\u00f3n articular<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\"><span class=\"s1\">Fiebre, escalofr\u00edos o dolores corporales<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment for Tick and Insect Bites in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Insect bites often occur in the summer when people spend a lot of time outside, but anyone can be [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":17675,"menu_order":0,"template":"","specialty":[],"class_list":["post-17787","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Bug Bites | Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have an unusual tick or insect bite? 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