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Understand Tick Removal Risks

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Before attempting any tick removal, it's essential to understand why proper technique is critical. Methods like pinching, poking, twisting, suffocating, burning, or prodding a tick can cause it to become 'traumatized'. When a tick is traumatized, it may regurgitate its stomach contents back into the host. If the tick carries diseases, this regurgitation can lead to their transmission to the host.

Goal: Prevent Disease Transmission During Tick Removal

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All right, Donna. Why do I need one of these? >> Because you don't want to get sick. When you are pinching, poking, twisting, suffocating, burning, prodding a tick, you begin to traumatize the tick. And when the tick is traumatized, they're going to fight back. They're going to regurgitate their stomach contents back into the host. And if they have disease, they're going to transmit it with that regurgitation. >> So, show me how this works. >> So, you're going to take this key.

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