
What To Do When The Ticks Bite In Baltimore
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Whether you’re a frequent visitor at your local wooded park, a hiker, or a parent, proper tick removal is something we all should know in case we are bitten. The most common ticks found in DC, Maryland, and Virginia are the American Dog tick, the Brown dog tick, the Lone Star tick, and the Deer tick. If you are ever bitten, it is important to know it takes 24 or more hours for the bacterium that causes Lyme disease to transfer from the tick to you. The percentage of contracting the virus before that time period is very minimal, hovering at no more than 1.4%. Even if it is an area where Lyme disease is prevalent.
There are many new gadgets and tools that are marketed towards achieving the perfect tick removal, however, a pair of sharp tweezers will do the trick. The most important part is to properly remove the mouth parts from the skin to prevent the tick from spitting up its gut contents (or more saliva) into your bloodstream. The bacteria that causes Lyme resides in the tick’s stomach and increasing saliva exposure increases your risk of contracting Lyme.
Below are the tools you’ll need and proper steps in achieving the perfect tick removal from your skin:
Tools You Will Need
Proper Ways to Remove a Tick
What You Should NOT Do:
Burning the tick puts the host at risk of having a higher chance of being exposed to any bacteria the tick carries by not removing the mouthparts completely. This may also cause the host to be burned.
Do not wait for the tick to detach from the host or use any other methods that will risk not removing the tick in its entirety. Removing it with point tweezers is the best way to reduce infection by making sure the mouthparts are completely removed.
Do not wait to see your doctor or for the tick to detach. Use the proper tweezers and remove the tick as soon as possible.
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