1. Province warns against tick bites
Increased outdoor activities and grave tidying increase risks of infection

Local officials are warning the public to guard against tick bites in preparation for Chuseok holidays.

This is due to increased outdoor activities during the fall season due to traditional grave tidying during the national holiday.

According to the province, four patients of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome have been confirmed this year, with a woman in her 70s diagnosed with the deadly virus on the 20th of August.

In order to prevent SFTS or Scrub Typhus, officials are advising the public to wear long sleeves and pants and go see a doctor immediately when experiencing fever and headache.

벌초철 잦은 야외활동 '진드기' 물림 주의

추석을 앞두고 벌초 등 야외활동이 많아지면서
진드기에 물리지 않도록 주의가 요구됩니다.

제주특별자치도에 따르면
지난 20일, 70대 여성이
참진드기에 물려 SFTS 확진 판정을 받는 등
올해만 환자 4명이 발생했습니다.

특히 가을철에는 벌초 등 잦은 야외활동으로
진드기에 물릴 위험이 높습니다.

제주도는
SFTS나 쯔쯔가무시증 예방을 위해
야외활동시 긴 소매 옷을 입고
발열과 두통 증세가 나타나면
즉시 병원 진료를 받아야 한다고
당부했습니다.