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Lyme disease is an infection that is transmitted through the bite of a tick infected with a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks typically get the bacterium by biting infected animals, like deer and mice. Most people who get tick bites do not get Lyme disease. Not all ticks are infected, and the risk for contracting the disease increases the longer the tick is attached to the body.
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If you have a tick, it is important to remove it properly. Using fine-tipped tweezers, grasp the part of the tick that's closest to your skin -- you want to grab the head, not the belly. Slowly pull the tick straight out, without twisting it. Wash the bite site with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick into the trash. Do not use a lit match, nail polish, petroleum jelly, or other topical agents in an attempt to remove a tick.
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Ixodes holocyclus before and after feeding

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<blockquote data-quote="noirua" data-source="post: 1097951" data-attributes="member: 2893">Lyme disease is an infection that is transmitted through the bite of a tick infected with a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks typically get the bacterium by biting infected animals, like deer and mice. Most people who get tick bites do not get Lyme disease. Not all ticks are infected, and the risk for contracting the disease increases the longer the tick is attached to the body.[ATTACH=full]113460[/ATTACH]If you have a tick, it is important to remove it properly. Using fine-tipped tweezers, grasp the part of the tick that&#039;s closest to your skin -- you want to grab the head, not the belly. Slowly pull the tick straight out, without twisting it. Wash the bite site with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick into the trash. Do not use a lit match, nail polish, petroleum jelly, or other topical agents in an attempt to remove a tick.[ATTACH=full]113461[/ATTACH]<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Ixodes holocyclus before and after feeding</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr></table>[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_holocyclus[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="noirua, post: 1097951, member: 2893"] Lyme disease is an infection that is transmitted through the bite of a tick infected with a bacterium called [I]Borrelia burgdorferi[/I]. Ticks typically get the bacterium by biting infected animals, like deer and mice. Most people who get tick bites do not get Lyme disease. Not all ticks are infected, and the risk for contracting the disease increases the longer the tick is attached to the body. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1603195927035.png"]113460[/ATTACH] If you have a tick, it is important to remove it properly. Using fine-tipped tweezers, grasp the part of the tick that's closest to your skin -- you want to grab the head, not the belly. Slowly pull the tick straight out, without twisting it. Wash the bite site with soap and warm water. Throw the dead tick into the trash. Do not use a lit match, nail polish, petroleum jelly, or other topical agents in an attempt to remove a tick. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1603196937994.png"]113461[/ATTACH] [TABLE] [TR] [TD][I]Ixodes holocyclus[/I] before and after feeding[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_holocyclus[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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