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What Is a Tick Bite What Do You Do If You Get a Tick Bite?
A tick is a small creature that closely resembles a spider. A tick bite occurs when the tick fastens itself onto the skin and draws blood. Tick bites can occur at any time of the year, but they most often occur during the early spring and late summer.Are tick bites serious? What should I do if I get a tick bite?Most people who have seen tick bite pictures would think that this condition is serious. The good news is that most tick bites are not serious. Furthermore, most ticks do not carry diseases.Treating a tick bite is relatively simple. All one has to do is remove the tick with a pair of tweezers. After that, a person should wash the infected area with mild soap and water. Rubbing alcohol should be applied after the area has been cleansed thoroughly.How do I know if a tick bite is serious?Again, tick bites are rarely a cause for concern. However, a small percentage of people will develop flu-like symptoms. These symptoms typically occur one day to three weeks after a tick bite. Flu-like symptoms are often a sign of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a serious condition that can result in nerve damage, facial paralysis and sleeping problems if it is left untreated.Additionally, some people may also have an allergic reaction. Sores, hives and breathing difficulties are signs of an allergic reaction. People who notice strange symptoms should make sure that they see a physician as soon as possible.What can be done to prevent tick bites?The best thing that people can do to prevent ticks is to avoid walking in wooded areas. Ticks thrive in moist areas, and the woods is an example of a moist area. Those who will be going into wooded areas need to make sure that they wear tick repellent.
What can you put on a tick bite?
After you get the tick out, clean the bite thoroughly. You can do this with whatever you use to clean cuts. It might be a good idea to put some antibiotic ointment and a bandage on it. Look for a "bulls eye rash" the sign of Lyme disease or a flu-like illness that occurs soon after the bite, a sign of Lyme disease.
What to do to 5 year old boy who had dog a bite?
Take him to the doctor.
What could cause a High fever 105 and tremors in my 4 year old shitzu?
High fever and tremors in a 4 year old Shitzu might be caused by an allergic reaction to a medicine like a flea and tick bath. It could also be a sign of a tick bite infection. The animal should be taken to the veterinarian as soon as possible.
What is the live span of a tick?
1 year
What is the life expectancy of a wood tick without blood?
Well you probably already know that organisms need energy from a particular energy source, so if a tick doesn't begin to obtain it's energy it will starve to death. This can take months or even a year before the tick can become deceased.
What year does Five Nights at Freddy's 2 take place in?
1987 Where the Bite of 87' Happened
Can a 5 year old take doxycycline for strep throat?
Not unless you want the child's permanent teeth to be discolored. Tetracycline antibiotics (of which doxycycline is a member) have a particular side effect that causes discoloration in developing bone. While purely cosmetic, the discoloration of teeth is permanent. For this reason, doxycycline is not given to children under 18 or to pregnant mothers (who could transmit the drug to the fetus, causing discolorations in teeth).
What is the life span of a tick?
A average life span is about 1 year
Should a nine year old girl get a bird?
If it doesn't bite and she understands that if she doesn't take care of the bird it will die.
How long are prescriptions good for?
usually good for about a year it was perscribed to you
What year was lyme disease first detected?
A bit from a tick may cause it. this might help you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease copy and paste that into your URL bar.
