Ticks are extremely common in certain areas, such as forests and tall grass. If you live near a tick-infested area, you'll likely end up with a tick burrowed into your skin at some point in your life. Even if you don't live near a tick-infested area, you still may need to remove a tick from your body. Ticks burrow into your skin and become engorged with your blood. You need to exercise caution when removing a tick from your skin, otherwise you could cause an infection.
Instructions
1. Gently pinch the tick with tweezers as close to the tick's mouth as possible. The tick's mouth is the part buried into your skin. Do not grab the bloated sac; you could push infected fluid into your body.
2. Pull the tick out of your skin by gently lifting up in a vertical motion. Do not yank the tick out of your skin or twist the tick as if you were trying to remove a screw.
3. Place the tick in a jar or sealable bag. Place the bag in the freezer. Call your doctor if you exhibit any signs of Lyme disease, such as a bulls-eye red mark around the mark of the bite, confusion, arthritis-like pain in your joints, flu-like symptoms, and weakened muscle movement. Take the tick to the doctor's office for identification and to find out if the tick had Lyme disease.
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