Tick Bite

Home Care Advice - Antibiotic Ointment
  • Wood Tick Removal
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  • Tiny Deer Tick Removal
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  • Tick's Head Removal
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  • Antibiotic Ointment
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  • Expected Course
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  • Prevention of Tick Bites
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  • Call Your Doctor If
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    Antibiotic Ointment

    • Wash the wound and your hands with soap and water after removal to prevent catching any tick disease. Apply an over the counter antibiotic ointment (e.g. bacitracin) to the bite once.

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