I found a tick on my shirt today in school, what should i do?
I put my clothes in a locker in the locker room, and i came back to change and i found a tick on it. My friend removed it but im paranoid about getting lime disease now. What should i do?
I know you have to be bitten to get Lyme disease, but whats to say if there was one tick, there wasn’t another one. I’ve heard ticks get pretty small. I checked the inside and outside of my shirt thoroughly, but i could have missed something that was tiny.
April 22nd, 2010 at 9:16 am
Well hey, I’m cassaundra, i am 13 but. . . I have had many ticks, mostly during the summer in ohio. all you have to do is rub your hands on your head in between the hairs so that you are touching your scalp. and do that all over your head. if you feel a tick/lump. get alcohole, then a cotten ball. dip it in the alcohole put it wear the tick is, pull out the tick and then burn the tick. DON”T flush the tick. it just climbes back up. then just take a shower to get the alcohole out.
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:15 am
My dear, you cannot get lime disease or anything else from ticks unless you have been bitten, (the tick is in your flesh).
Just wash your clothes and dont worry about it. You will be fine.
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:20 am
I know how you feel! I hate ticks SOO much! Bring a big ziplock bag and put your clothes in it before you put them in your locker. Also, if you wear body splash (spray), put it on before you get dressed so it’s not all on your clothes, and don’t wear too much, or just don’t wear it. Sorry, forgot to say you have to be bitten to get lyme disease ^^;
April 22nd, 2010 at 10:45 am
If the tick was on your only on your clothes you have nothing to worry about. There is no way you can catch lyme disease by a tick being on your clothes.
You can relax now!
April 22nd, 2010 at 11:19 am
If it was on your shirt and not attached to your skin I think your safe. There really isn’t anything you can do.