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Ticks and Mites

Mites and ticks are a group of invertebrates related to spiders that are ectoparasites, and live on or burrow into their hosts' skin. They can cause blood loss, skin irritation, allergies, and disease.

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Can hookworm burrow into the skin?

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Yes, hookworms are able to penetrate intact skin and that is actually the main way for a person to become infected. Hookworms usually infect a person who has been walking barefoot in contaminated soil. Most people who are infected show no symptoms and do not even know that they have the parasite. If a person does show adverse symptoms, and it is due to hookworm, there is medicine to treat the infected person.

What does Tick meaning in a relationship?

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Tick means that someone has a tick. It means that it is kind of like an OCD disorder but they have to do it involuntarily.

Do ticks grow a new body?

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If a ticks body is pulled off, and nothing but the head remains, then the tick is dead and therefor cannot heal or regenerate any part of it's body. Hard ticks (if still alive, of course) are able to regenerate sensory organs and limbs. It's necessary for the head of a tick to be removed from the hosts body (particularly if the host is a person), because it's very possible to cause Lime Disease, or other numerous diseases. That whole "ticks are able to go into your heart, regenerate it's body, and eat you from the inside out" thing is an untrue myth.

What should you do if you lost a tick in your room?

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if you want to get a tick of don't kill it when its on you ! after you get it of kill it and check for any left behind legs in your skin .

Is a tick a vertebrate?

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No, a tick does not have a backbone and is not considered a vertebrate.

Can you mix flea and tick killer spray with weed killer?

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You can, but you might want to check with a garden store before you do because you can cause problems by mixing certain chemicals. They might have something already made for that purpose. "Agent Orange" was basically just a mix of two kinds of weed and woody plant killers.

Do ticks live in trees or grass?

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Ticks engage in "questing" where they hold on to leaves or grass with their back legs and extend their front legs into the air. They grab onto the first animal/human/dog that walks by.

Can a tick live with out it's body?

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No. However, while some say it will attempt to find a new host, or regrow its necessary organs, others say it becomes dead, because it has already lost its necessary organs to survive.

What has four legs and ticks?

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A walking clock!

What is the origin of the tick?

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answer: Ticks come from wooded areas, more specifically from trees, grasses & bushes.

Can you get mites from bathing a dog with mites?

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Yes, if the mite is a scabie mite it can be passed to humans, and other dogs.

Why is there green pus coming out your dogs tick wound?

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Asked by Noahz

Green pus indicates an infection. It's possible your puppy has Conjunctivitis, or another eye infection. Your puppy should be examined by a veterinarian, and probably requires medication to clear up the infection.

Conjunctivitis is easily treated, but it's important to diagnose and treat conjunctivitis in quickly, to avoid serious risks such as visual impairment. If left untreated, the infection that caused conjunctivitis slowly spreads to other parts of the eyes damaging the puppy's eyesight.

Can humans get mites from a house rat?

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Sarcoptic mange is a highly contagious parasitic disease caused by a microscopic mite called Sarcoptes scabiei that affects animals and people. These mites invade the skin of healthy cats and kittens and create a variety of skin problems. Humans exposed to infested cats commonly are affected.

Can ticks suck blood?

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they suck blood by getting onto a humans blood and sticking there antlers into a humans scalp so it wont be hard to be whip away.then they just suck the blood until they get full.and they also leave a bite mark on a human or anytype of animals skin

What is the difference between dust and dust mites?

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Dust is mainly discarded human skin scales and other debris. Dust mites are very tiny spider type scavengers that recycle dust particles into editable food. They recycle so well that they can actually continue to eat what other dust mites have expelled.

Do you have home remedies for getting rid of ticks on dogs?

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There is a product on the market called a Tick Twister. This small tool is the easiest way to get rid of ticks on dogs. No home remedies have been proven to be effective at repelling ticks.

Will sulfur candles kill bug eggs?

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Growing up and living in farn areas, we had bed bugs and my family being poor burned sulphur (not candles) straight plain sulphur and it killed the bed bugs and all other insets. Once the sulphur is burned and flies tried to swarmed into the house they dropped dead. Then we had to sweep up the dead flies!! HaHa. Sulphur works.

How long does it take for a tick to kill a human?

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In all actually, ticks do not kill humans-what they care in their body fluids do. For example, tick-borne Lyme disease the tick first has to be infected by the organism. Second have blood contact with the host for about eight hours. I would like to recommend WebMD.com for further explanations.

Do ticks have lungs?

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Ticks have an air hole called spiracles on the back side of its body close to its hind legs. This allows it to breathe when its mouth is submerged into the skin. Actually, the skin swells to expand the head.

What do you do if the head of a tick is still in dog?

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The tick head is a foreign object that the body reacts to the way it would to splinter: redness and swelling, infection, sometimes the presence of pus. This is a process that will eventually--in most cases--force the object out. This process can be aided by digging the tick head out with a flame-sterilized needle and/or trying to grab it with tweezers.

Can you kill dust mites with steam?

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If you don't own a steam cleaner most Hardware stores or large grocery outlets rent them along with their shampoos. It isn't costly and you can do it yourself. When doing a mattress realize that you are going to have to give it 24 hours to dry if you are in winter months and it will take less if your weather is hot. While you are at it steam clean carpets, mats, and get in those corners, nooks and crannies. Spray an environmentally safe pest killer in your closets and AIR OUT WELL AND BE SURE WINDOWS ARE OPEN IN THAT ROOM AND YOU ARE USING A FACE MASK. Just because it says it's environmentally safe doesn't mean it can't harm you to some degree. If you don't want to go to all this work then I suggest an exterminator comes in (I prefer this method because it gets in everywhere one might not be able too.) Look up your environmentally friendly exterminators in the phone book.

Do monkeys eat ticks?

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Yes

Is a velvet mite a insect?

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Nope the adult insect has 6 legs, but mature mites have 8 legs, like "tiny spiders". They are members of the arachnid family, the same family as spiders.

Is lice shampoo effective on seed ticks?

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Yes, shampoo eliminates ticks.

Specifically, ticks belong to the parasitic order within the spider and spider-related member class within the arthropod phylum. They can attach themselves to clothing, hair and skin. Vigorous cleansing and shampooing will remove the pests from a dwelling's domesticated and human residents.