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Use fine-point tweezers or a special tick-removing tool. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible. If you don’t have tweezers, protect your fingers with a tissue.
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Pull the tick straight out with steady, even pressure.
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Avoid squeezing the stomach of the tick, breaking it, or allowing any blood to remain on your skin.
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Place the tick in a small plastic bag or vial with blades of grass, leaf, or moist (not wet) piece of tissue.
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Label the bag with your name, date, site of bite and how long tick was attached.
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Have the tick identified and tested by a lab.
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http://www.bayarealyme.org/lyme-disease-prevention/tick-testing/
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Testing is a small fee
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Consult with your doctor for possible antibiotics as a precaution