The horrible critters can carry Lyme Disease.
It’s not always easy to tell if you’ve been bitten by a tick, which is… helpful! The bite itself doesn’t tend to be painful, so it’s easy to get bitten without even noticing.Some ticks can be teeny tiny, so it’s important to have a thorough look over your skin after a walk in the countryside or where you’ve been around long grass.
Sometimes they can just look like a small, dark dot where the tick has burrowed its head into your skin. You might get a skin reaction, like a rash or itchiness, like with mosquito bites, but for some, there are no skin problems around the site of the bite at all.Here’s what the Woodland Trust recommends…Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and slowly pull upwards. Avoid crushing or squeezing the tick and dispose of it once removed.
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