Question 1

is there any benefit to putting bleach on tick bites?

Accepted Answer

No: If there is a tick embedded in skin remove it with tweezers and clean the area of bite with soap an water.

Question 2

how do you cure a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Check with your dr: If you have the tick bring to your physician. Depending on where you live, treatment recommendations may or may not include antibiotics prophylactically. If you do not live in an area where lyme's disease is a common the recommendation may be to observe by your physician.

Question 3

how can i avoid a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Avoid contact: Try to avoid places where the likelyhood of encountering ticks is high ( wooden areas) if this is not feasible, wear long sleeves, avoid shorts when going to the woods or use  a tick repellent.

Question 4

how do you treat a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: Before seeking medical attention, you should note the appearance and characteristics of the tick and remove it with fine tweezers, being careful not to rupture the abdomen (if engorged). If bitten by a deer tick, your doctor will either observe and treat if symptoms/signs of disease develop or treat immediately with preventive antibiotics.

Question 5

what can you put on a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: Ice and Hydrocortisone cream work well.  If you are certain it's a tick, you should visit your doctor because you can get a disease from ticks called lyme's disease which is very easy to treat right after a tick bite but nearly impossible to get rid of in later stages.

Question 6

will a tick bite affect eyesight?

Accepted Answer

Very rarely: There are many infections which can result from a tick bite. In the USA, lyme disease is by far the most common tick associated infection. There have been a variety of different eye complaints that lyme disease patients have reported. The medical science behind eye disease and lyme disease is very poorly understood. Several physicians would be needed to confirm a case of lyme related eye disease.

Question 7

what can be done for a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Observation mostly: Watch the site for any rashes that may develop around the site or any symptoms that include: other generalized rashes, headaches, high fevers, joint pain, neck pain or stiffness, body aches, eye pain, swollen lymph nodes, disorientation, tremors or muscle jerking, sudden weakness or partial paralysis, loss of coordination, or coma.  If any of these symptoms appear, seek immediate medical care.

Question 8

what to do for tick bite that hurts?

Accepted Answer

Get seen: If the bite hurts (not just itch), that could be a sign of an infection.  See your doctor for an evaluation.

Question 9

if a tick bite bleeds, what does it mean?

Accepted Answer

Tick Bite: Ticks are the leading carriers (vectors) of diseases to humans in the United States, second only to mosquitoes worldwide. It is not the tick bite but the toxins, secretions, or organisms in the tick's saliva transmitted through the bite that causes disease. Ticks transmit disease if they are on you more than 24 hours. A bleeding bite can be a sign of infection.

Question 10

how normal is it for a tick bite to itch?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Later, the bite site may develop itching, burning, redness, and rarely, localized intense pain (some soft tick bites) in some individuals. A few individuals may be sensitive or allergic to tick bites (tick saliva secretions) and develop rash, shortness of breath, swelling, numbness, or paralysis. However, the majority of individuals with tick bites develop no symptoms.

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