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2. This Is the Only Way to Remove a Tick From Your Dog - AOL

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   Don't use vaseline, rubbing alcohol, or matches to remove ticks. Remove ticks on dogs with a pair of fine-tipped tweezers, pulling slowly straight out. Don't use vaseline, rubbing alcohol, or ...

3. How to Remove a Tick Head From Your Skin—the Right Way - AOL

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   (Don’t twist or jerk the tick—that can cause the head and mouth-parts to break off and stay in your the skin. Get rid of the tick by putting it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag or ...

4. Bit by a tick? What you should know about tick testing and ...

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   If you cannot remove the mouth easily with tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and ...

5. Tick infestation - Wikipedia

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   If someone comes in contact with a tick, they should remove it from their skin, wash the area (soap, water, and an antiseptic), and preserve the tick in alcohol. [9] If symptoms develop, saving the tick will be important for identification. Home remedies (such as vaseline or matches) have been used in the past, but are not currently recommended.

6. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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   Synthetic repellents tend to be more effective and/or longer lasting than "natural" repellents. [1] [2]For protection against ticks and mosquito bites, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends DEET, icaridin (picaridin, KBR 3023), oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE), para-menthane-diol (PMD), IR3535 and 2-undecanone with the caveat that higher percentages of the active ingredient ...

7. Dermacentor variabilis - Wikipedia

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   Dermacentor variabilis, also known as the American dog tick or wood tick, is a species of tick that is known to carry bacteria responsible for several diseases in humans, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia (Francisella tularensis). It is one of the best-known hard ticks. Diseases are spread when it sucks blood from the host.