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deer ticks! lime disease! run!

if you don't pull them out right you leave the head in and that can be bad
 
yikes.. all i know about ticks is to check the nether region... they like warm wet climate

and i know that you can get lyme disease from them.
 
when I lived in a wooded area, we would take them all off, put them in a tiny box and light it on fire with some liter fluid....those things make cool popping sounds
 
Originally posted by: ^Sniper^
I been fishing all day at the lake and went through the woods and brushed up against trees more than normal. Later on tonight when I got ready to take a shower I found 3 ticks a little bigger than a ink pin tip on me. They looked like small moles. At first I knew they had to be ticks because they was close together and wasn't their the night before. Well after pulling them off I found another crawling up my back. Well I thought I would take as hot shower as I could stand and maybe if I miss one or 2 it might kill them(not sure if this works). I also scrubbed my head more than normal as well. Well after I got out I looked on my feet and around my ankle and found another. I pulled it off and it was either stund from the hot shower or dead because it wasn't moving like the other 4 was(before the shower).

Anyway onto the question I heard ticks will eat at your skin till they get inside your body. Is this true or do they feed then break loose? I did some searching on the net and didn't find anything site that mentioned this. All I found was some diseases they can spread. Non of these was deep at all they was barely on the skin because you can't tell where they was attached at(no redness).

Anyone ever have any problems with them? I must have got into a nest of them.
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If you seen signs of poisoning, striations radiating from a bite area, run do not walk to your doctor!

 
Ticks only borrow their head.

The best method to get them out is to pull GENTLY with a steady pull straight back from the direction they burrowed in. If you pull too hard, their heads break off under the skin and can get infected.

Trying to burn them out only frys them in place, and frequently, the pressure release (as their body cooks) is through their "mouth".... injecting whatever other bugs and virus into the current host (you).

If you're nervous about pulling them out, you can put a drop of some oil on them. They won't pull out immediately, but usually will after some time because they can't breath.

Chances are you picked up "wood ticks" which are larger than the Lyme's carrying deer ticks.

If you miss any today, you'll almost certainly find 'em later as they fill with blood. Your average wood tick will grow to the size of a pea before it drops off to lay eggs.

The M.O. of the average tick is "Climb." They like tight areas (elastic bands - socks, underwear bands, etc) and heat=blood flow so when they get a a warm area, they'll implant and start loading up.

If you want to prevent ticks in the future, get some "Permatone" (Permethrin): It isn't used directly on the skin, you spray it on your clothes (pants, socks ... ) and let it dry. Once it's dry, anything bug-like that lands on the sprayed clothing will die (mosquitos, most flys, ticks, chiggers, sand fleas....) for up to ~ 6 weeks, even if the clothes are well-laundered. Permethrin bonds with the fibers, especially natural fibers (cotton, wool ...).

Permethrin tends to be marketed in a yellow can with a bright green top. You can get it online at places like www.travelmedicine.com.

If you use a good bug repellant and treat your clothing with Premethrin, your chances of having a tick implantation is greatly reduced.

Do keep an eye on the areas where the ticks were burrowed in. If they start to fester, you probably pulled the body off the head. Red streaks and bullseye patterns around the bite are good for a trip to the clinic.


Good Luck

BTW: Catch anything beside ticks? Were you out for Trout season?

Scott


 
Originally posted by: ScottMac
Ticks only borrow their head.

The best method to get them out is to pull GENTLY with a steady pull straight back from the direction they burrowed in. If you pull too hard, their heads break off under the skin and can get infected.


Scott
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That is mostly correct. However, the truly best way is to try to twist it slightly before & when you're pulling it out.
 
Originally posted by: ScottMac
Ticks only borrow their head.

The best method to get them out is to pull GENTLY with a steady pull straight back from the direction they burrowed in. If you pull too hard, their heads break off under the skin and can get infected.

Trying to burn them out only frys them in place, and frequently, the pressure release (as their body cooks) is through their "mouth".... injecting whatever other bugs and virus into the current host (you).

If you're nervous about pulling them out, you can put a drop of some oil on them. They won't pull out immediately, but usually will after some time because they can't breath.

Chances are you picked up "wood ticks" which are larger than the Lyme's carrying deer ticks.

If you miss any today, you'll almost certainly find 'em later as they fill with blood. Your average wood tick will grow to the size of a pea before it drops off to lay eggs.

The M.O. of the average tick is "Climb." They like tight areas (elastic bands - socks, underwear bands, etc) and heat=blood flow so when they get a a warm area, they'll implant and start loading up.

If you want to prevent ticks in the future, get some "Permatone" (Permethrin): It isn't used directly on the skin, you spray it on your clothes (pants, socks ... ) and let it dry. Once it's dry, anything bug-like that lands on the sprayed clothing will die (mosquitos, most flys, ticks, chiggers, sand fleas....) for up to ~ 6 weeks, even if the clothes are well-laundered. Permethrin bonds with the fibers, especially natural fibers (cotton, wool ...).

Permethrin tends to be marketed in a yellow can with a bright green top. You can get it online at places like www.travelmedicine.com.

If you use a good bug repellant and treat your clothing with Premethrin, your chances of having a tick implantation is greatly reduced.

Do keep an eye on the areas where the ticks were burrowed in. If they start to fester, you probably pulled the body off the head. Red streaks and bullseye patterns around the bite are good for a trip to the clinic.


Good Luck

BTW: Catch anything beside ticks? Were you out for Trout season?

Scott
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Scott.... excellent advice. But do you really think he has wood ticks instead of deer ticks? Sniper's description said the ticks were just a little bit larger than the tip of an ink pen tip. That is about the right size of a deer tick. I have been cutting wood on weekends here in MN and am out in the woods all day, and the ticks here are already bad. But even when we were getting baby wood ticks, they were still larger than how Sniper was describing them. I would say we find between 10-25 per day.


Also as far as pulling them out once they have attached here is what works best for us. We have a pair of tweezers that is not flat at the tip, it comes to a very narrow sharp point which allows us to clamp the tweezers directly on the mouth of the tick that is buried into the skin and gently pull. Normal a little bit of skin comes out with the tick, but we are ensuring that the head does not break off.

Deer ticks and Lyme disease seem to have the spotlight, but do not forget that Wood ticks can carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever along with an assortment of other maladies.
 
Could be. My understanding is that a deer tick is smaller than, say, a sesame seed (hold that Big Mac up next to it 🙂 ).

I've had small wood ticks just after nymph stage that could have been deer ticks.

* <-- Deer Tick (maybe a little smaller),
O <-- Wood Tick (or larger, up to { } or so)

( ) <-- gorged on blood

The bottom line is to keep an eye on the bite site, and pay attention to "how you're feeling." If either start to change, follow up with a doctor. When the tick is removed, save it in a jar or other small container. If you go to the doctor, take the tick / tick parts with you. Try not to mutilate it when you pull it out.

Good catch on Spotted Fever, it's probably less fun than Lyme's disease.

The treatment for Lyme's is antibiotics, and they are very effective, especially when it's caught early.
I gotta look up the treatment for Spotted Fever, it's been a while. I think it's still bacterial, so it might be antibiotics along with symptomatic support.

FWIW

Scott

 
I've pulled two off me in a year (they like my thighs). Pull it off, try not to leave the head in, and see how you feel 2-3 days after. If you feel sick and/or develop a rash, go see a Dr.
 
Yeah, it sounds more like a deer tick. Look for signs of a rash in a bullseye shape near where they bit you. While not always there, it is a good sign of Lyme's Diesease. I actually had Lymes, but saw the rash and got it treated quickly enough I now test negative for it. But if left unanntended it can cause all sorts of problems from decreased immune efficency to organ and neural problems (not to scare you these are EXTREAM cases) but honestly, I would tell my Dr. the next time you go to see him, and ask to have your blood tested. It's a simple enough procedure, and it'll put your mind at ease.
 
Originally posted by: ScottMac
...Spotted Fever, it's been a while. I think it's still bacterial, so it might be antibiotics along with symptomatic support.
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Scott...you are correct. Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick fever is cause by Rickettsia rickettsii. And if not diagnosed and treated it is deadly. We lost two undergraduate students in the Montana State microbiology dept. to RMSTF during the beginning stages of research.

Here is a webpage that has some good articles listed--->Link. I do have to put in one plug here....Look at reference number 3...that would be my grandfather, who's work specialized in Rickettsia ssp. research along with Legionella in later years (1976, the "discovery" year). I can remember, as a young kid, dragging white sheets behind us on Montana hiking trails to collect the ticks.

Link<----Here is a good rudimentary webpage on RMSTF (Rocky Mountain Spotted Tick Fever).
 
After finding these I looked in every nook and cranny of my body with a mirror. I had my mom and sister look at my head for any brown mole looking dots. They didnt see anything on my head or in my ears. But what if one is hiding somewhere and I overlook it? I looked over myself 3-4 times good and don't see any.

As for the 4 places I pulled ticks off me at I can barely even see them. But I will keep a eye out at each spot and check it 3-4 times daily. And as bad as I hate going to the doctor if I see any rash signs I will pay him a visit.
 
I hate ticks. When I lived in Panama, I'd get them just from walking in the grass :disgust: When I went swimming, I'd also have leeches afterwards too. :disgust:
 
Save the ticks in a jar for later testing if you end up getting sick. They usually stay attached and feeding until they can't take in any more. They look like peas at that point, very ugly.
 
I don't think we have ticks that bad here in Oregon.. I've never found one on me, and I used to play in the woods a lot when I was a kid.
 
I used to have to pull them off my parents' dog quite a bit. They liked the loose skin on the neck especially. I remember one I pulled off with tweezers, it actually took a while. I finally yanked the thing, head and all. What sucked was my dog yelped, cuz the tick took the chunk that it was clinging onto.


I hate ticks with a passion...
 
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