Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again

Re:Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again by prokes on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:45PM (#17015287)

I got bit by a few ticks and we would always light a match, blow it out, and apply the still hot match to the visible back end of the tick. Scares the little bugger and they pop right out.

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Re:Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again by Bjartr on Monday May 07, 2018 @02:55PM (#17015383)

Unfortunately the way they pop out is, IIRC from Boy Scouts, at least in part, vomiting. So I was always taught to never induce them out because you'll still risk infection from the excreted stuff.

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Re:Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again by ams6110 on Monday May 07, 2018 @03:01PM (#17015452)

I soak them with 100 proof whiskey. They loosen up and it's also a disinfectant.

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