Other common symptoms of a tick bite include sudden fever, chills, fatigue, headache and muscle or joint pain. “Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain may also occur, ...

Ticks should be removed with tweezers, grasping them close to the skin's surface. Pull upward with steady, even pressure to avoid leaving the tick's mouthparts embedded.

Ticks are a threat to public health as they can carry numerous diseases, but you likely have the tool to deal with them right ...

Ticks can pass more 14 illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease. Here's the right way to remove a tick from your skin or clothes using tweezers.

Spotting a tick on your body can be borderline terrifying. After all, not only can the insect suck your blood, it can also carry a range of potentially serious diseases like Lyme disease and ...

Once you’ve grasped the tick, pull up with “steady, even pressure,” the CDC wrote. “Don’t twist or jerk the tick; this can cause the mouth-parts to break off and remain in the skin. If ...

Tick heads, aka mouth-parts, can get embedded in your skin. Here’s how to remove a tick head that’s stuck in there after the body is gone.