Use fine-tipped tweezers to remove a tick.
- Grab the tick as close to its mouth (the part that is stuck in your skin) as you can.
- The body of the tick will be above your skin.
Do not grab the tick around its swollen belly. You might push infected fluid from the tick into your body if you squeeze it.
- Pull the tick straight out until its mouth lets go of your skin. Do not twist the tick. This may break off the tick's body and leave the head in your skin.
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Healthwise Staff |
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Primary Medical Reviewer
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William H. Blahd, Jr., MD, FACEP - Emergency Medicine |
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Specialist Medical Reviewer
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H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
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Last Revised
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October 14, 2011 |