Knowing how to recognize and safely treat tick bites can help reduce your risk of developing tick-borne infectious diseases, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Tick bites can be harmless. But sometimes, these eight-legged creepy-crawlies can transmit diseases — such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and babesiosis — to humans.
Do tick bites itch?Tick bites don't tend to hurt or itch, and because of this, people often don't know a tick has latched onto their skin, Wormser told Live Science. That's why checking your skin for ticks is important. Many ticks will not bite right after latching onto a host, instead preferring to search for a spot with thin skin. They like warmth and often head for places like the groin, armpit or hair on the head, according to the AAD. Tick checks can catch these critters before they latch on.
After you remove the tick, clean the site of the bite with soap and water or with rubbing alcohol to disinfect the wound, and then let it heal, the CDC advises. Wormser also recommends saving the tick in a jar or plastic baggie. You can then bring the tick to a health care professional, who may be able to determine the species of the tick and how long it was attached to your body.
That said, while most ticks live in heavily wooded areas with high levels of humidity and relatively warm temperatures, scientists suggest that climate change may lead to an increased number of ticks in places previously uninhabited by the pests, according to the EPA.
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