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Originally Posted by Rose
From http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/top...5spec/sec1.htm
" What to avoid
Do not try to:
* Smother a tick that is stuck to your skin with petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol.
* Burn the tick while it is stuck to your skin.
Smothering or burning a tick could make it release infected fluid into your body and increase your chance of infection." |
What she said. I am a lymes patient and have done much reading on the subject. Pinch at the head and pull. End of story.