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Natural Way to Get Rid of Ticks

Tick bites can be dangerous. According to the U.S. Library of Medicine, ticks can carry diseases such as Lyme Disease, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Tularemia. These disease can be...

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Natural Treatment for Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by ticks called spirochete. When they bite your skin, they emit infectious bacteria that can cause nausea, vomiting, fever and joint swelling. Lyme disease can be picked up from...

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Conditions & Symptoms of Tick Bites

The majority of tick bites are not medically significant, but a number of conditions could develop. Often the symptoms of a tick bite are the best indicators for diagnosis. This leads to the best...

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How to Remove a Deer Tick

Even if you take every precaution to prevent it from happening, you may one day find that you've been bitten by a deer tick. Because ticks are known to spread Lyme disease, you'll want to thoroughly...

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The Most Effective Chemicals to Kill Ticks

Though common, ticks are an annoying and sometimes dangerous pest due to the spread of Lyme disease. While many chemicals will kill or control them, not all are safe, and many are appropriate for only...

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What Are the Treatments for Late Stage Lyme Disease Joint Pain?

Lyme Disease is an inflammatory disease that's spread through deer tick bites. Late stage Lyme Disease is chronic and persistent. It's also called Stage 3, or tertiary Lyme Disease.

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Visual Symptoms of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is an illness caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is primarily carried by deer ticks. It occurs when you are bitten by an infected deer tick and the bacteria enters your...

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Lyme Disease Vs. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Most of the time, tick bites are harmless to people. However, in rare cases, tick bites can cause serious illnesses, such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).

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How to Get Rid of Ticks Using Salt

Ticks are a concern for those who live in or around wooded areas. Ticks attach themselves to the skin and suck the blood out of their host. Ticks’ bodies become engorged after feeding. They are a...

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How to Get Rid of Ticks That Have Burrowed Under the Skin

Among the many nasty little critters that outdoor enthusiasts may encounter is the tick, a tiny parasitic insect that feeds off an animal's fresh blood supply. A tick bites a host animal, then burrows...

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How to Get Rid of Ticks From Clothes

The leading insect carriers of illnesses to humans in the United States are ticks. They are second only to mosquitoes worldwide. Ticks are incapable of jumping or flying. They can be found on small...

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How to Make Eucalyptus Tick Repellent

Consumers who are reluctant to use commercial pesticides, such as DEET, on themselves or on their dogs may wish to try homemade eucalyptus tick repellent. Although eucalyptus trees don't grow...

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The Effects of Lyme Desease

Lyme disease is an illness that is acquired through bites from deer ticks feeding on the blood of humans and animals. When left untreated, Lyme disease can have a myriad of effects, including chronic...

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Effective Tick Removal

When a ticks bites, it burrows it head into the skin of the host, then feeds on its blood. While most tick bites are harmless, some kinds of ticks, such as deer ticks and wood ticks, can transmit...

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Improper Tick Removal

If you and your family love to go camping, you should be aware of the risk of ticks and the diseases involved. Known carriers of bacteria that cause Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ticks...

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Embedded Tick Removal

Ticks present a special type of danger. They carry bacteria that can cause illness, such as Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If you go camping, hiking, or hunting, it is important to have...

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How to Kill Ticks With Natural Ingredients

Ticks are not only annoying, they are hazardous. Many species of ticks carry disease, such as Lyme disease. Ticks spread via pet to person, or person to person. In areas where there is a high...

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Prognosis of Lyme Disease

Early symptoms of infection are a distinct bull's eye rash at the location of the tick bite and flu-like symptoms. Lyme Disease in the advanced stage is characterized by debilitating symptoms involving...

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Homemade Tick Repellent Recipe

Ticks can be troublesome outdoor pests, as they feed off the blood of mammals, and can carry and transfer bacteria and disease such as Lyme disease. Some retail products are designed to repel ticks,...

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How to Prevent Tick Bites on Humans

Ticks can carry many diseases that make humans very sick, the most famous of which is Lyme disease from deer ticks. These small bugs reside in wooded areas, shrubs and other vegetation. Playing...

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