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"In our July 2011 issue we give very specific instructions from the experts at the American Lyme Disease Foundation and the Centers for Disease Control on how to remove a tick, and I was really glad we could set the record straight. I&amp;#039;ve heard so many different theories on how you should remove a tick, from smothering it with petroleum jelly to burning it off with a match. Well, once and for all, you should use a pointed tweezers to grasp the tick by its head or mouthparts right where they enter the skin then swiftly and firmly pull the tick out. This ensures that the head (or other parts) won&amp;#039;t get left behind in your skin. Aftewards, clean the area with rubbing alcohol. Then place the tick in a jar or sealed bag with rubbing alcohol and call the doctor to ask if you should save it. Also be sure to check everyone in your family very carefully after being outside; Don&amp;#039;t forget &amp;quot;hidden&amp;quot; areas like behind the ears, the scalp and folds in the skin (behind the knees, the groin area). Last summer I found four very very small ticks on my son along the top of his leg where his underwear seam lies. If I hadn&amp;#039;t been looking carefully, I might have missed them! For more info on how to safeguard yourself and your family from other summer health risks like heat exhaustion and West Nile virus, check out our story here.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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