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University of Manitoba tick expert Kateryn Rochon explains the proper way to remove a tick.

Tick Removal

If you find a tick attached to your skin, there’s no need to panic. There are several tick removal devices on the market, but a plain set of fine-tipped tweezers will remove a tick quite effectively.

How to remove a tick

Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.

Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If this happens, remove the mouth-parts with tweezers. If you are unable to remove the mouth easily with clean tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal.

After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol, an iodine scrub, or soap and water.

Dispose of a live tick by submersing it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag/container, wrapping it tightly in tape, or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers.

Avoid folklore remedies such as “painting” the tick with nail polish or petroleum jelly, or using heat to make the tick detach from the skin. Your goal is to remove the tick as quickly as possible–not waiting for it to detach.

If you develop a rash or fever within several weeks of removing a tick, see your doctor. Be sure to tell the doctor about your recent tick bite, when the bite occurred, and where you most likely acquired the tick.

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/removing_a_tick.html

Read also: Visiting physician sheds new light on Lyme disease

On a visit to Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, Dr. Nevena Zubcevik challenged conventional diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne diseases.

Dr. Zubcevik said recent research debunks several commonly held beliefs about the transmission and treatment of tick-borne diseases.

“The conception that the tick has to be attached for 48 hours to inject the bacteria is completely outdated,” she said. “There are studies that show that an attachment of 15 minutes can give you anaplasmosis,10 minutes for the Powassan virus, and for the different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi, we have no idea.”

Dr. Zubcevik also said many people need to know proper tick removal — using tweezers to grab the head of the tick, not at the body.

“Don’t don’t squeeze the belly of the tick, it will inject the bacteria into your bloodstream. Do not use oils; it can make the tick vomit the bacteria into the bloodstream. If the tick is deeply embedded, go to the doctor.” https://www.mvtimes.com/2016/07/13/visiting-physician-sheds-new-light-lyme-disease/

If you’ve bitten by a tick, you need to remove it as quickly as possible without breaking the head in order to lessen the chance of infection or contracting one of the many diseases they carry, such as lyme disease.

Read also: Can ticks vomit? Rich Pollack, Ph.D., Parasitology [https://www.linkedin.com/pub/richard-pollack/7/899/681]
Answered 10 Sep 2016

No. Ticks are physically incapable of regurgitating material from their guts. They do, however, produce copious quantities of saliva. A blood-feeding tick concentrates, retains and digests the cells from the ingested blood, and secretes the excess liquid into the wound via the salivary glands. Many kinds of tick-borne pathogens are transmitted from the tick to the host via the saliva. https://www.quora.com/Can-ticks-vomit

Read also: Can Ticks Transmit Disease in Just 10 Minutes? https://www.mosquitosquad.com/blog/archives/2014/08/27/can-ticks-transmit-disease-in-just-10-minutes/

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