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2. How to remove ticks and what to know about these ... - AOL

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   Ticks are parasitic bloodsuckers, capable of spreading deadly disease, and they are becoming increasingly common. Here’s what you need to know about them.

3. Avoid blood-gushing SC ticks. Here’s how to remove them safely

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   There is a right way and there are wrong ways to remove ticks. Here’s what to know.

4. How do you remove a tick? Here's your answer - AOL

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   Instead, the CDC says to get a pair of pointy tweezers, grab onto the tick and pull straight up and steady. And then flush it right down the toilet. And then flush it right down the toilet.

5. Tularemia - Wikipedia

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   Cats and dogs can acquire the disease from the bite of a tick or flea that has fed on an infected host, such as a rabbit or rodent. For treatment of infected cats, antibiotics are the preferred treatment, including tetracycline, chloramphenicol or streptomycin. Long treatment courses may be necessary as relapses are common. [51]

6. Tick dragging - Wikipedia

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   In at least one trial, the tick dragging method proved more successful than more technologically innovative techniques, such as live-baited traps and CO 2-baited traps. [2] The dragging method is a useful way to collect ticks from a large area; CO 2 trapping is another method for localized sampling of ticks. Different species of tick also have ...

7. Tick infestation - Wikipedia

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   The ticks that transmit Lyme disease are hard ticks. [4] Ticks often have a preferred host, but may still attach to a different host when called for. Their preferred host may change depending on the tick's stage of development (eg larval vs adult) and the host may or may not carry the transmittable pathogen. [3]