[at-l] Tick Removal?

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When an embedded tick is smothered with soap or petroleum jelly it secretes  
its saliva to work its mouth parts out to escape the goo and thus injects the  
bite site with whatever germs like Lyme it might be carrying.  Physically  
removing the tick straight out mechanically is less likely to cause this  
response.
David Hahn
 
 
In a message dated 8/28/2008 1:44:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jim.bullard at gmail.com writes:

It should. What you are trying to do is smother the tick. liquid  soap would 
do that. The cotton ball keeps the soap concentrated over &  around the tick.  
A gob of petroleum jelly would work too. The time is a  bit short according 
to what I've read. It's more like 10 minutes.

2008/8/28 <_bluetrail at aol.com_ (mailto:bluetrail at aol.com) >

A friend sent me the tick removal method copied below.  Has  anyone tried 
this and did it work?

Joan
_bluetrail at aol.com_ (mailto:bluetrail at aol.com) 


"Apply a glob of liquid soap  to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the 
soap-soaked cotton ball and let it  stay on the repulsive insect for a few seconds 
(15-20), after which the tick  will come out on it's own and be stuck to the 
cotton ball when you lift it  away. "


-- 
Jim Bullard
_http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/_ (http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/) 



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