HELP! Tick on me! What do I do now?!
Question: HELP! Tick on me! What do I do now!?
I was at a late outdoor party on Saturday!.!.!.
and before I took a shower today, I found a tick on the side of my leg!. At first, I thought it was a scab or something, so I scratched it and it came off!. I looked at it and I put it down by the sink because it looked like a bug!.!.!.
So it started crawling and I freaked out!.!.!.I think it was a tick!. I squished it with my hairbrush and its body exploded, it died!. I flushed it!.
What do I do now!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
and before I took a shower today, I found a tick on the side of my leg!. At first, I thought it was a scab or something, so I scratched it and it came off!. I looked at it and I put it down by the sink because it looked like a bug!.!.!.
So it started crawling and I freaked out!.!.!.I think it was a tick!. I squished it with my hairbrush and its body exploded, it died!. I flushed it!.
What do I do now!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
first, make sure you got the whole thing and that it's head isn't still hanging on (otherwise get the tweezers and make sure to disinfect them when you're done)!. then clean the area with peroxide!. and if you want, you can put an adhesive bandage with the cartoon character of your choice over it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
first make sure the head is completly out by pinching the bite with tweezers!. then pour hydrogen peroxide on it!. then ice it for a while!. get it check for lyme disease as soon as possibleWww@Answer-Health@Com
Make sure you have removed the head from the bite!. Then I would get a blood test, as Ticks are carriers of Lime DiseaseWww@Answer-Health@Com
if there is a red area after a couple of days, I would get it checked out!. Other wise, I think you are okay!.Www@Answer-Health@Com