Increasing your knowledge about ticks and tick encounters will make you better prepared to protect yourself and others.

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Tick removal

Steps to removing a Tick safely :

  • Use a pointy tick removal tweezer
  • Disinfect with rubbing alcohol
  • Grab tick close to skin and use slow, steady motion to pull tick out
  • Disinfect again
  • Consider tick testing for infection

How-to videos

Clean Tick Removal How-To Video

Clean tick removal

Watch a short animated sequence to see where to grab the tick for a clean tick removal.

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