Even if you live in Mexico City, you may have a scorpion - you should do if it happens

The bite of a scorpion is one of the facts that we want to avoid in life, but if we are in Mexico City, we think it will never happen to us ... and the possibility should not be discarded.

Although we do not have a warm climate, these insects also live in the country, so it is important to know the measures to prevent this event and, if necessary, act.

Mexico: Alacranes Country

Mexico is the country with the largest diversity of scorpions or scorpions in the world;It houses 289 of the 1,500 registered species, according to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).Of those that exist in the territory, 12 are dangerous for the population.

"All those that affect health are of the centuroid genre, although not all centuroids are of medical importance," said Gerardo Contreras Félix, collaborator of the National Arenide Collection of the Institute of Biology, for Gaceta UNAM.

The most dangerous are those in entities such as Jalisco;Morelos;Warrior;Nayarit;Guanajuato;Michoacán;Puebla;Durango, Oaxaca and the north of the State of Mexico, according to the Lourival Biologist Sunday Possani in the text "El Alacrán and its Picket".Some of these are located near the Pacific Ocean and have high temperatures.

I was stung a scorpion, and now what do I do?

Due to the number of insects of this class, our country is also the "leader" in its bites.

Aunque vivas en Ciudad de México, es posible que te pique un alacrán —esto debes hacer si ocurre

However, the danger of the scorpion is determined so much by the geographical area where it is as its color, the thickness of its tail (the thinner and long, it can be more poisonous) and the symptoms that cause in people in people.

The Ministry of Health mentions that most of the bites of this species occur at night;It is the time when they reproduce and look for food.

If you are "victim" of the scorpions, the first thing you should do is keep calm.

«Alacrán poison has hundreds of different chemical components.Most of these are toxins that adhere to the proteins of the human body.However, if the person who was chopped accelerates and does not keep calm, an poisoning is triggered, ”said Ana Lilia Carlos Delgado, a member of the Institute of Biology of the UNAM, for National Geographic.

The most common symptoms before a scorpion bite are:

Although in this case it is not severe, we recommend you go to the doctor to value you.

It is important that you go urgently to the hospital if you present:

If I live in Mexico City and itchs a scorpion, what happens?

Although it seems strange, in Mexico City it is possible for a scorpion.

Because the country's capital is not close to the Pacific Ocean and temperatures are not usually high, the bite of this animal is not in danger.

«If the individual is located in the Pacific Ocean area, including areas of the center of the country (Durango, Guanajuato, north of the State of Mexico), it may be that the alacrán picket is of a dangerous species;Otherwise, the problem is not considered serious.Usually the dangerous scorpion is light yellow or straw color, also known as ‘Alacrán Güero’.It has dark spots on the back that give it a scratched appearance.Black scorpions, such as those that inhabit the Pedregal de San Ángel, in the Federal District, are not dangerous for humans.But be careful with Nayarit's scorpion, which is a half reddish dark color, because it is the one with the most powerful ponzoña of all the scorpions of Mexico;It is called Nixius centuroids «, stands out Sundays Possani.

Treatments before the bite of Alacrán

It doesn't matter if you live in Mexico City or another part of the country: the treatment for scorpion bite is the same.

According to the Ministry of Health, in the most extreme cases it applies to the anti -rabotrapestic antidote, in order to safeguard the affected person.

Meanwhile, Mayo Clinic shows the following recommendations:

If I don't want them to pike me, how can I prevent it?

The Ministry of Health recommends taking precautions to prevent scorpions.

The first thing is to put mosquito nets at home, clean the courtyards continuously, place ceilings or satin sky in bedrooms and pray the outer walls of the home.

On a day -to -day basis, it is advisable.Avoid walking without footwear.

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