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Tip 1 - Ticks: How to Avoid and Remove Ticks-Overview

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Michelle Mower | permalink

Most ticks do not carry diseases, and most tick bites do not cause serious health problems. But it is important to remove a tick as soon as you find it. Removing the tick completely may help you avoid diseases such as Lyme disease that the tick may pass on during feeding, or a skin infection where it bit you. When you return home from areas where ticks might live, carefully examine your skin and .
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/first-aid/tc/how-to-remove-a-tick-overview ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Remove a Tick

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Philippe AFENDULIS | permalink

Everyone seems to have their own trick for removing a tick. Contrary to popular belief, holding a match to the tick, suffocating it with petroleum jelly, or poisoning it with nail polish only makes it burrow in more deeply. The correct...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Tick ^[2]

Tip 3 - Tick Removal with Liquid Soap?

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tracy Spence | permalink

Is swabbing liquid soap on ticks a recommended and effective method for removing them?
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For further reading: http://www.snopes.com/oldwives/tick.asp ^[3]

Tip 4 - How to Remove a Tick - Petfinder

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Beverly Ott | permalink

Everyone can agree on one thing that makes our skin crawl: ticks. An unpleasant reality of pet ownership, ticks are a danger to both our health and our pet's health. Learn how to remove a tick here.
Tags: Care, Dogs, Grooming, Health, Parasites, Ticks

For further reading: https://www.petfinder.com/dogs/dog-care/remove-dog-tick/ ^[4]