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Could you tell me what happens if you pull a tick off but the head doesn't come off?
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Tick Removal: Place fine- point tweezers around the tick's mouth parts and gently remove. Don't crush the imbedded tick parts. Disinfect the site of the tick bite.
Answered 7/8/2017
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