Important Symptoms, Stages And Treatment For Lyme Disease

Rob Janes

Tick Identification And Removal

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The Ixodes Tick, known as the black-legged tick or deer tick, is the most common carrier of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Ixodes ticks have a brown and black, hard-shelled body, but may appear greyish when engorged. The babies have six legs and are one to five millimeters in size, while adults have eight legs and can grow up to twenty millimeters when feeding.

There are a few ways to remove a tick; however, the easiest and one of the most effective is by using tweezers. With fine pointed tweezers and a steady hand, grasp the mouthparts of the tick, and slowly pull it straight out. After the tick has been removed, wash the bite using soap and water, followed by an antiseptic.

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Tick Identification And Removal

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