Health Tip: Tick Removal

-- If you find a tick on your body, or that of a child or pet, remove the tick as soon as possible with a set of fine-tipped tweezers, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC offers step-by-step instructions for removing a tick:

• Grasp the tick as close as possible to the skin with tweezers.
• Pull upward with steady, even pressure.
• After removal, clean the bite area with rubbing alcohol, or soap and water.
• Dispose of a live tick by flushing it down the toilet.

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Posted: April 2019