Health Tip: Tick Removal

Know Your Health
Apr 26, 2019
1 min read

(HealthDay News) — 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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