{"id":39588,"date":"2017-05-01T16:07:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=39588"},"modified":"2017-05-01T16:12:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:12:05","slug":"how-to-recognize-an-infected-tick-bite-and-what-you-can-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/how-to-recognize-an-infected-tick-bite-and-what-you-can-do\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Recognize An Infected Tick Bite And What You Can Do Immediately!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experts are saying that this will be one of the <em>worst<\/em> years for dealing with ticks. Ticks are one of the nastiest little insects on the planet. They bite and burrow themselves into the skin, sucking blood and often times passing diseases at the same time.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The most notorious of those diseases being Lyme <a href=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/ticks-now-carry-this-deadly-virus-that-is-far-worse-than-lyme-disease\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Disease<\/a>. Symptoms of Lyme disease\u00a0can occur\u00a0after weeks, or even many years from the date of a bite.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms can include any of the following, although they differ from person to person.\u00a0If left untreated, these symptoms can last from months to years.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39590 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites.jpg\" alt=\"tick bite\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites.jpg 800w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Early signs and symptoms (first few weeks after a tick bite):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>skin rash around the bite site<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>flu-like symptoms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>fever or chills<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>sore throat<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>headache<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>nausea<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39592 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-2.jpg\" alt=\"tick bite\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-2-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Later <a href=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ticks-even-what-each-species-looks-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signs<\/a> and symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>muscle spasms<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>severe headaches and neck stiffness<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>extreme fatigue<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>shooting pains, numbness or tingling sensations in limbs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>swollen lymph nodes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>blurry vision, eye pain or swelling<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>night sweats or unexplained chills<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In more severe cases, these symptoms may be crippling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>brain fog, state of confusion or memory loss<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>difficulty breathing, eating, talking and sleeping<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>abnormal heartbeat<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>intermittent pain in tendons, joints, muscles and bones<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>partial body paralysis<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>nervous system disorders (even seizures)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">RELATED<\/span> | <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/get-rid-of-ticks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How To Remove Ticks From Your Yard<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>** If you have been bitten, don&#8217;t panic. Don&#8217;t try to rub or brush the tick off as it could rip the ticks head off under the skin.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>As with insects that bite\/sting, <a href=\"http:\/\/juicing-for-health.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the poison or bacteria\u00a0<\/a>is in the sting. You can carefully remove the tick to minimize the impact of the bite.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use a fine-pointed tweezer, and with a steady hand, grasp the tick as close to the\u00a0skin surface as possible. You can also use a tick removal tool. They work amazing!\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Slowly pull the tick straight out without twisting or jerking to prevent\u00a0the mouth-parts to break and remain in the skin.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If the mouth-parts are already broken, try to remove them as much as you can without causing further\u00a0distress to\u00a0the affected area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Clean the bite area with alcohol or a disinfectant. Undiluted\u00a0apple cider vinegar can work as a natural disinfectant as well.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>Put the dead tick in a sandwich bag, write the date you were bitten, and take it to the doctor when you start experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned above.<\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39591 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-3.jpg\" alt=\"tick bite\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/how-to-recognize-tick-bites-3-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>If you spend a lot of time outdoors, you will want to do a tick check at least every 12-hours. If you have a tick on you, you will want to remove it, safely and the right way&#8230;immediately.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ticks carry disease in their stomachs for quite a few hours while latched on. It is important to remove the tick fully and appropriately so that the disease doesn&#8217;t pass through the stomach and into you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Like<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Share\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be\u00a0Awesome<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (7.4.18) simplesharebuttons.com --><div id=\"ssba-classic-2\" class=\"ssba ssbp-wrap left ssbp--theme-1\"><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"ssba-share-text\">Like it? 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Ticks are one of the nastiest little insects on the planet. They bite and burrow themselves into the skin, sucking blood and often times passing diseases at the same time.\u00a0 The most notorious of those diseases being Lyme Disease. Symptoms of Lyme disease\u00a0can occur\u00a0after weeks, or even many years from the date of a bite.\u00a0 Symptoms can include any of the following, although they differ from person to person.\u00a0If left untreated, these symptoms can last from months to years. 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