Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - Will there be ticks in plateau areas like Xining?

Will there be ticks in plateau areas like Xining?

Will not appear in Xining. Ticks (pí) are also called ticks, commonly known as grass swallows, dog turtles, grass seeds, cattle ticks and cattle turtles. In Sichuan dialect, they are called evil spirits who force the palace. Dormant in the grass and plants in shallow hills, or stay in the fur of animals such as livestock. When not sucking blood, small ones are as dry as mung beans, and some are as thin as rice grains; After the blood is fully absorbed, it is full of soybeans, which can reach the size of a fingernail. The anaplasmosis caused by tick bites is an infectious disease, and people are generally susceptible to it. Medical staff or their caregivers who have close contact with critically ill patients and direct contact with body fluids such as patients' blood may also be infected if they do not pay attention to protection. This parasite likes animals with thick fur very much, especially cows. It can often be found under the neck and four legs of cattle, and it will gather in groups for a long time, which is difficult to be eliminated. It is very common in rural areas such as Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou.