What to do if bitten by a centipede

Centipede is a small animal, also called millipede. It is poisonous. The juice it secretes can cause stinging and swelling of human skin and cause skin inflammation. When bitten, timely treatment is required. You can use black snake anti-itch pills or snake tablets for treatment, which can relieve symptoms and eliminate toxins. In daily life, you should also strengthen personal hygiene and pay attention to environmental hygiene.

What to do if bitten by a centipede

The main symptoms of this disease are red bumps and itching. The treatment is mainly to relieve itching and prevent secondary skin infection. It is recommended to take orally: Black Snake Antipruritic Pills and Snake Tablets to promote symptom relief and excretion of toxins. Paeonol ointment and ofloxacin gel can be applied topically for local treatment. Try not to scratch to prevent secondary infection. Maintain good personal and environmental hygiene, and spray insecticide at home to eliminate fleas and mosquitoes.

Currently, you can apply sodium bicarbonate solution externally, take cyproheptadine and prednisone orally, and inject procaine subcutaneously. Pay attention to observation. If you have severe allergies, you need to go to the hospital for treatment in time.

What is a centipede

Millipede, also known as millipede, is a terrestrial arthropod of the class Myriapoda. It has a multi-segmented body and tentacles on its head. It lives in humid places and feeds mostly on dead branches and leaves. It is sometimes considered a pest as it eats young plants. Some species will pretend to be dead for a moment if attacked. They mostly live in damp, corrosive places with poor sanitary conditions, such as stones, rotten wood, rotting vegetables, straw piles, and firewood piles. They like to move in groups and reproduce very quickly. Their body color varies depending on the species, and most species are herbivorous.

Hazard characteristics

When millipedes aggregate, they often move in groups, with large populations and fast movement speeds, making them difficult to prevent and control. Its side glands can secrete irritating toxins or gases, which can cause local discomfort in humans or poultry. In severe cases, it can cause obvious erythema, herpes and necrosis. It has seriously disrupted the daily lives of people living around the habitat and brought great inconvenience to their lives. Adult and juvenile millipedes mainly feed on humus, and sometimes also feed on seedlings, young roots and leaves of vegetables, flowers and lawns. When the young buds and stems are damaged in the seedling stage, missing seedlings and broken ridges will occur, affecting all the seedlings; when the fine roots and root bark are damaged in the adult stage, the plant will grow poorly, the branches and leaves will turn yellow, and even the whole plant will die; when the leaves are damaged, holes and notches will appear.