tick bite…

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lyme disease, deer, dog , tick, bite, tick, ticks, insect-like creatures that live in woods, fields, attach to you, brush past bushes, plants, grass, once on you, ticks often move to a warm, moist location, armpits, groin, hair, they typically attach firmly to skin, to draw blood, ticks, fairly large, the size of a pencil eraser, small that they, impossible, ticks, cause a variety of health conditions ranging from harmless to serious, most ticks, not carry diseases, ticks, cause lyme disease, rocky mountain spotted fever, colorado tick fever, tularemia, watch, the symptoms of these diseases, in the weeks following a tick bite, muscle, joint aches, stiff neck, headache, weakness, fever, swollen lymph nodes, flu-like symptoms, watch, red spot, rash starting, location, the bite, tick, cause tick paralysis, symptoms include numbness, tingling, weakness, incoordination, spreading paralysis, not try to burn the tick, a match, hot object, not twist the tick, pulling it out, not try to kill, smother, lubricate the tick, oil, alcohol, vaseline, similar material, call doctor, able to remove the entire tick, develop a rash, joint pain, redness, flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph nodes following a tick bite, have any signs of severe headache, paralysis, trouble breathing, chest pain, heart palpitations, serious symptoms, a tick is attached to you, follow these steps to remove it, grasp the tick close to its head, mouth, tweezers, fingernails, pull it straight out, a slow, steady motion, careful not to leave the head embedded, in the skin, clean the area thoroughly, soap, water, save the tick, jar, watch, the next week, two, signs of lyme disease, all the parts, the tick cannot be removed, get medical help, wear long pants, long sleeves, walking, heavy brush, tall grass, densely wooded areas, pull socks over the outside of pants, prevent ticks from crawling up inside, keep shirt tucked into pants, wear light-colored clothes so that ticks, spotted, spray clothes, insect repellant, check clothes, skin frequently, in the woods, after returning home, remove clothes, thoroughly inspect all skin surface areas, scalp, ticks, quickly climb up the length of body, ticks, large, easy to locate, ticks, quite small, evaluate all black, brown spots on the skin, long, ss, arachnids, principles, practice of pediatric infectious diseases, elsevier, pp 1372-1373.