Day 63 of 125

Day 63: A Tick After the Forest

On a May evening in the emergency room of a hospital in Perm, a man back from a walk in the forest shows the duty doctor something on his shoulder.

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  1. A

    Добрый вечер, доктор. Гуляли с сыном в лесу, а дома в душе нашёл у себя на плече вот это.

    Good evening, doctor. My son and I went for a walk in the forest, and at home in the shower I found this on my shoulder.

  2. B

    Показывайте... Ну, поздравляю: клещ, и присосался основательно, часов шесть уже сидит.

    Let's see... Well, congratulations: a tick, and it's dug in properly, it's been there a good six hours.

  3. A

    Читал, что его надо выкручивать против часовой стрелки. Или по часовой? В общем, побоялся трогать.

    I read that you're supposed to twist it out anticlockwise. Or was it clockwise? Anyway, I was afraid to touch it.

  4. B

    И правильно, а то хоботок останется в коже, мороки будет больше, чем с самим клещом. От энцефалита вы привиты?

    Quite right, otherwise the mouthparts stay in the skin and it's more trouble than the tick itself. Are you vaccinated against encephalitis?

  5. A

    Прививки? В детстве, наверное, делали всё, что положено. А при чём тут прививки, он же крошечный?

    Vaccinations? I suppose I had all the usual ones as a child. But what have vaccinations got to do with it, it's tiny?

  6. B

    Размер роли не играет. Пермский край по энцефалиту считается одним из самых опасных регионов, прививаться надо регулярно, а не «в детстве, наверное».

    Size has nothing to do with it. Perm Krai is considered one of the worst regions for encephalitis, and you need to get vaccinated regularly, not 'as a child, I suppose'.

  7. A

    Понял, виноват. И что теперь, мне грозит что-то серьёзное?

    Got it, my fault. So what now, am I in serious danger?

  8. B

    Без паники. Клеща отнесёте на анализ, результат завтра. Найдут вирус, введём иммуноглобулин, главное, успеть за трое суток.

    No need to panic. Take the tick to the lab for testing, the result will be ready tomorrow. If they find the virus, we'll give you immunoglobulin, the main thing is to do it within three days.

  9. A

    А если бы я привился, всей этой беготни не было бы?

    And if I'd been vaccinated, there'd be none of this running around?

  10. B

    Если бы привились, пили бы сейчас чай дома, а не сидели у меня в двенадцатом часу. Инкубационный период до трёх недель, следите за температурой. А сына осмотрели?

    If you had, you'd be at home drinking tea right now instead of sitting here with me after eleven at night. The incubation period is up to three weeks, keep an eye on your temperature. And did you check your son?

  11. A

    Сына?.. Нет, он сразу спать лёг. Сейчас позвоню жене, пусть осмотрит его с фонариком, от макушки до пяток.

    My son?.. No, he went straight to bed. I'll call my wife right now and have her check him over with a torch, from head to toe.

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