07/16/2026
"If you get bitten by a tick, carefully remove the tick with tweezers, grabbing it as close to the skin as possible. Don’t grab it by the body. Once you remove it, get rid of it by flushing it in a toilet or putting it in a sealed container to throw it away. Even though you can get ticks tested, some major health organizations don’t recommend it, especially because the lab results can’t tell you whether you’re infected.
Call your doctor if you notice any symptoms of Lyme or other diseases carried by ticks."
From a lit match to petroleum jelly, people have a lot of tricks for removing a tick, but almost none of them really work. Find out the best way to remove ticks and keep yourself safe in the process.