How do I get a tick out of the hair line?!


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How do I get a tick out of the hair line?


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This is how webmd.com says to remove a tick:
-Use fine-tipped tweezers to remove a tick. If you don't have tweezers, put on gloves or cover your hands with tissue paper, then use your fingers. Do not handle the tick with bare hands.
-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 bloated belly. You could push infected fluid from the tick into your body if you squeeze it.
-Gently pull the tick straight out until its mouth lets go of your skin. Do not twist or "unscrew" the tick. This may separate the tick's head from its body and leave parts of its mouth in your skin.
-Put the tick in a jar filled with rubbing alcohol and save it for later identification if necessary.
It also says to watch out for signs of infection including:
-Pain, swelling, redness, or warmth around the area.
-Red streaks leading from the area.
-Pus draining from the area.
-Swollen lymph nodes in the neck, armpit, or groin.
-Fever or chills.
If you have a rash, headache, joint pain, fever, or flu-like symptoms, this could mean you have an illness related to a tick bite. If you have any of these symptoms, or symptoms of a skin infection, call your doctor.
Hope this helps.




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