Observe the bite site over the next two weeks for any signs of an expanding red rash or flu-like symptoms.If you have found a tick on you, it’s a sign there may be others.Once you have removed the tick, wash the wound site and your hands with soap and water, and apply rubbing alcohol or antiseptic to the site.They may agitate the tick and force more infected fluid into the skin. DO NOT apply substances such as petroleum jelly, nail polish, or a lighted match to the tick while it is attached.DO NOT squeeze or crush the body of the tick this may force infected body fluids from the tick into the skin.
If this happens, don’t panic! Embedded mouthparts do not transmit Lyme disease.DO NOT pull back sharply this may tear the mouthparts from the body of the tick and leave them embedded in the skin.Pull steadily without twisting until you can ease the tick head straight out of the skin.Be patient the long mouthpart is covered with barbs, so removing it can be difficult and time consuming.Grasp the tick’s mouthparts against the skin, using pointed tweezers.If you or a loved one is bitten, remove the tick promptly. Removing ticks as soon as possible reduces the risk of infection. If the tick is attached it will be hard to pull off. Ticks must bite you to spread their germs. You can’t get sick from a tick that is crawling on you but has not yet attached.
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