Tick

What are ticks?

Ticks are small parasites. They may look like insects, but they have eight legs and are related to spiders. Ticks feed on the blood of people and warm-blooded animals. There are many types of ticks in the United States, and they live in different parts of the country.

Ticks can be different colors and sizes. They can be light-colored, reddish brown, or dark brown. Some ticks are so small that they can be difficult to see. Ticks may get on you if you walk though areas where they live, such as tall grass, leaf litter or shrubs.

Why do I need to be worried about tick bites?

If you spend time outdoors or have pets that go outdoors, you need to beware of ticks. When they bite, certain types of ticks can pass on germs that cause different diseases. Sometimes the symptoms can be mild. In other cases, you can have serious, long-lasting health problems. Some of the diseases you can get from a tick bite (called tickborne diseases) include:

Lyme disease
Alpha-gal syndrome (tick bite red meat allergy)
Babesiosis
Ehrlichiosis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tularemia

What happens if I get bitten by a tick?

You may not feel it when a tick bites you. The tick can stay attached to your body for several days. If that tick is infected, it can pass along any germs to you once it starts sucking your blood. But if you catch it and remove it before it has filled up on your blood, you are less likely to get infected.

How do I remove a tick?

If you find a tick attached to your skin, remove the tick as soon as you can. You could use a tick removal device or a fine-tipped tweezers:

Using the tweezers, grab the tick as close to your skin as possible.
Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don't twist or jerk the tick. You want to remove the whole tick in one piece if you can. If the mouth-parts of the tick break off and stay in the skin, try to remove them. But if you can't remove them easily, then leave them.
Thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.

When do I need to contact my health care provider about a tick bite?

Many tickborne diseases can have similar signs and symptoms. The most common are:

Fever
Chills
Aches and pains
Rash

If you develop any of these symptoms within several weeks of removing a tick, contact your provider.

How can I prevent tick bites?

There are steps you can take to prevent tick bites:

Avoid wooded, brushy, and grassy areas, especially during warmer months.
Wear insect repellent with DEET, picaridin or another U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellent.
Wear light-colored protective clothing.
Treat your clothing and gear with products containing 0.5% permethrin.
Tuck your pant legs into your socks and your shirt into your pants.
Remove your clothing after being outdoors. Check your clothing for ticks and remove any ticks that you find. Wash and dry your clothes at high temperatures.
Check yourself, your children, and your pets daily for ticks and carefully remove any ticks you find.

Tick FDA Approved Drugs

CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (10.5ml) (topical sponge)

2% : 70% (26ml) (topical sponge)

2% : 70% (3ml) (topical sponge)

Becton Dickinson Co^{Aug 20, 2003}

Use as an antiseptic for the preparation of a patient's skin prior to surgery.

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CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP FREPP [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (1.5ml) (topical sponge)

Becton Dickinson Co^{Apr 26, 2002}

Use as an antiseptic for the preparation of a patient's skin prior to surgery.

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CHLORAPREP ONE-STEP SEPP [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (0.67ml) (topical swab)

Becton Dickinson Co^{Oct 7, 2002}

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CHLORAPREP SINGLE SWABSTICK [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (1.75ml) (topical swab)

Becton Dickinson Co^{May 10, 2005}

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CHLORAPREP TRIPLE SWABSTICK [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (5.25ml) (topical swab)

Becton Dickinson Co^{Jun 10, 2009}

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CHLORAPREP WITH TINT [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

2% : 70% (10.5ml) (topical sponge)

2% : 70% (26ml) (topical sponge)

2% : 70% (3ml) (topical sponge)

Becton Dickinson Co^{Apr 3, 2006}

Use as an antiseptic for the preparation of a patient's skin prior to surgery.

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PREVANTICS MAXI SWABSTICK [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

3.15% : 70% (5.1ml) (topical swab)

Prof Dspls^{Jun 3, 2005}

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PREVANTICS SWAB [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

3.15% : 70% (1ml) (topical swab)

Prof Dspls^{Jun 3, 2005}

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PREVANTICS SWABSTICK [Chlorhexidine Gluconate^{C₂₂H₃₀Cl₂N₁₀2C₆H₁₂O₇} : Isopropyl Alcohol^C₃H₈O]

OTC

3.15% : 70% (1.6ml) (topical swab)

Prof Dspls^{Jun 3, 2005}

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Home Remedies for Tick

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE [Atherosclerosis]
Olive Oil contains omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Omega-3 are prostaglandins which increase blood flow, reduce inflammation and the formation of blood clots. Three polyphenolic compounds in olive oil, oleuropein, tyrosol and hydroxytyrosol, along with mono-unsaturated fat, may be responsible for preventing LDL cholesterol from being oxidized and sticking to the inner walls of arteries. This is referred to as plaque, which restricts blood flow.
Mechanism - oleuropein, tyrosol, hydroxytyrosolSleslie | August 27th, 2020

Reference:

Brooks, Lisa. . Morton Grove: Publications International, 2017.¹

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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Felter's Materia Medica on Tick

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA
The whole plant of Agrimonia Eupatoria, Linné (Nat. Ord. Rosaceae). A... / ...nial in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Agrimony, Stickwort, Cockleburr. Principal Constituents.Tannin and a volatile oil. Preparations.1. Infusum ... / ...it to give relief in abdominal pain due to faulty intestinal digestion. Dribbling of urine in old persons is said to be relieved by agrimony. ²

BALSAMUM PERUVIANUM
A balsam obtained from Toluifera Pereirae (Royle) Baillon. San Salvador in Central America; called Balsam of Peru because first exported to Europe... / ...alsam of Peru, Peru Balsam. Description.A dark brown, heavy fluid of syrupy consistence, without stickiness and non-hardening in the air, and having a vanilla-like odor, and an acrid, bitter persist... / ...balsam should not be used in inflammatory or febrile conditions; and its use should be discontinued if it produces gastro-intestinal irritation.²

BRYONIA
The root of Bryonia dioica, Jacquin, and Bryonia alba, Linné (Nat. Ord. Cucurbitaceae.) Europe. Common Names: Bryony, Bastard Turnip, Devil's... / ... any kind, as walking, swallowing food, entering a warm room, and for that form of cough induced by tickling sensations in the throat, or when excited by vomiting. The cough which bryonia relieves is ... / ...any, is small in quantit²

COLLINSONIA
...Irritation, with a sense of constriction in the larynx, pharynx or anus; sense of constriction with tickling in the throat, with cough arising from use of the voice; a sensation as if a foreign body w...... the rectum, with constipation due to vascular engorgement of the pelvic viscera; scybalous feces; sticking pains in the heart, larynx or bladder; contracted abdomen; vesical tenesmus; hemorrhoids; va...²

DROSERA^DRBE4
The herb Drosera rotundifolia, Linné (Nat. Ord. Droseraceae). A small plant of the fly-trap family found in boggy situations of Eastern North... / ...ritation, particularly centered in the larynx, or inflammation may be present. It also relieves the tickling sensation in that organ giving rise to spasmodic cough. To a lesser extent it is useful in ...²

ECHINACEA
The dried root of Brauneria angustifolia, Linné (Echinacea angustifolia [DeCandolle], Heller). (Nat. Ord. Compositae.) In rich prairie soils of... / ...s, and aphthous and herpetic eruptions. Echinacea is sometimes of value in eczema, with glutinous, sticky exudation, and general body depravity; to give relief to pain and swelling in erysipelas, mamm... / ...cent solution to full strength echinacea or echafolta may be freely used, syringing the channels with it. This gives great relief from pain ²

EUPHRASIA^EUAE3
The plant Euphrasia officinalis, Linné (Nat. Ord. Scrophulariaceae). Europe and America. Dose, 1 to 30 grains. Common Name: Eyebright. Principal... / ...for catarrhal states and for superficial, not deep, eye disorders. Accumulation upon the cornea of sticky mucus befogging vision is a euphrasia indication. With such ocular disorders is usually more o...²

GUARANA^PACU7
A dried paste, chiefly consisting of the crushed or pounded seeds of Paullinia Cupana, Kunth (Nat. Ord. Sapindaceae), yielding not less than 4 per... / ...f northern and western Brazil. Common Name; Guarana. Description.Cylindrical, dark reddish-brown sticks, paler internally, and admixed with fragments of seeds and integuments. Slight odor, and feebl... / ...oculi nerve, followed by headache, has been relieved by it. In headaches the doses of 20 to 30 drops of the specific medicine should be given.²

HEDEOMA
The leaves and tops of Hedeoma pulegioides (Linné,) Persoon (Nat. Ord. Labiatae). Common in American... / ...s and waste places. Dose, 5 to 60 grains. Common Names: Pennyroyal, American Pennyroyal, Squawmint, Tickweed. Principal Constituent.A fragrant volatile oil (Oleum Hedeomae). Preparations.1. Specif... / ...for this effect it is one of the most certain of medicines; and a relic of domestic methods once in favor among physicians, as well as the laity.²

HELONIAS^HELON
The rhizome of Chamaelirium luteum, Gray (Helonias dioica, Pursh)-(Nat. Ord. Liliaceae). Abundant in woodlands, meadows, and wet places in some... / ...ndency, or irritability; gastric and other disturbances reflexly due to pelvic relaxation; strong, sticky leucorrhea; pelvic fullness with discharge. Action and Therapy.Tonic, diuretic, and vermifug... / ...It is also said to relieve the nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, to prevent miscarriages, and to correct gastric complications of albuminuria.²

References

1) Brooks, Lisa. . Morton Grove: Publications International, 2017.
2) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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Tick FDA Approved Drugs

Home Remedies for Tick

Felter's Materia Medica on Tick

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