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Some ticks are as small as
this dot . will you know if one
is on you? Will you find it and remove it before you are bitten?
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I am not a medical doctor. The purpose of this site is not to diagnose or
cure any disease or malady, but is presented as food for thought. What you
read on this site is based on my own history and ideas. This information
cannot take the place of professional medical advice. Any attempt to
diagnose and treat an illness should come under the direction of a
physician. No guarantees are made regarding any of the information presented
in this website.
This
is one suggested method of tick removal. Care must be taken not to squeeze the
body of the tick, as this may force infectious fluid back into the skin.
(Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control.)
© 1998-2001
When you find a tick, do NOT apply
alcohol, petroleum jelly or other chemicals, do NOT apply anything hot to it,
and do NOT try to pull the tick off with your fingers. Wash your hands and the bite site with warm soapy water. Disinfect the tweezers. Call your doctor to determine if treatment is necessary
TICK-ITT provides a very valuable service to the consumer, testing ticks removed from humans, pets or the environment for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. http://www.ticktest.com/ ~~~ IF YOU HAVE A RASH TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF IT and keep a copy in your medical files. ~~~ Ticks cut an opening in the skin and insert their barbed snout. The barbs make it difficult to remove the tick, and they also secrete a cement that helps keep them attached. They inject their saliva into the cut. The saliva contains: an anesthetic that keeps the prey from feeling the bite until the tick is firmly attached, anticoagulants that thin the blood to make it easier to slurp up, blood vessel dilators to increase blood flow, digestive enzymes to start the digestive process before the meal reaches their gut, and, on occasion, disease organisms.
The ticks suck the blood of their victims and drop
off when they become full. A female tick, after mating, which often
occurs on the host animal, lays thousands of eggs on the ground. The
eggs hatch into larva, and after they feed for a period of time the larva molt
into the nymph stage. Both the larva and nymph stages of our hard-bodied
ticks feed on the blood of lizards, birds, and small mammals. It's
extremely uncommon for the larva and nymph stages of our ticks to attach to
humans.
http://www.coepark.org/tick-info.html
HOW TO AVOID TICK BITESGuinea Fowl Peck Away at Lyme
Disease Ticks Guinea Hens R Us Garlic Keeps the Ticks Away When in tick habitat (grassy, brushy, or woodland areas), several precautions can minimize your chances of being bitten by a tick.
Lightweight tick-repellent leg-wear, that
straps on over pants. The leg-wear flares out over boots or shoes and is
permeated with Permethrin, the most effective and safe tick repellent on the
market today. “Leg wrappers” are designed be worn over pants, thus not
being right next to people’s skin.
CDC GUIDE TO LYME DISEASE
Personal protection from tick bites
The chances of being bitten by a tick can be decreased with
a few precautions.
Avoid tick-infested areas, especially in May, June, and
July (many local health departments and park or extension services have
information on the local distribution of ticks).
Wear light-colored clothing so that ticks can be spotted
more easily.
Tuck pant legs into socks or boots and shirt into pants.
Tape the area where pants and socks meet so that ticks
cannot crawl under clothing.
Spray insect repellent containing DEET on clothes and on
exposed skin other than the face, or treat clothes (especially pants, socks,
and shoes) with permethrin, which kills ticks on contact.
Wear a hat and a long-sleeved shirt for added protection.
Walk in the center of trails to avoid overhanging grass and
brush.
After being outdoors, remove clothing and wash and dry it
at a high temperature; inspect body carefully and remove attached ticks with
tweezers, grasping the tick as close to the skin surface as possible and
pulling straight back with a slow steady force; aviod crushing the tick's
body. In some areas, ticks (saved in a sealed container) can be submitted to
the local health department for identification.
Preventive Antibiotic Treatment: Antibiotic treatment to
prevent Lyme disease after a known tick bite may not be warranted. Physicians
must determine whether the advantages of using antibiotics outweigh the
disadvantages in any particular instance. If antibiotics are not used,
physicians should alert patients to the symptoms of early Lyme disease and
advise them to return for reevaluation if symptoms occur.
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In early spring, while fruit trees and shrubs are still
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