The same is true for other, rarer tick-borne illnesses, he adds. While it’s possible, symptoms may not always be present. To be safe, it’s best to remove ticks from cats immediately after you spot a ...

You can usually remove a tick head safely using tweezers or a needle. Other popular remedies, like using a credit card, may do more harm than good. Share on Pinterest Gutaper/Getty Images Ticks are ...

The Ache: Tick bites, common in summer, can transmit pathogens for more than a dozen illnesses, from Lyme disease to the malaria-like infection babesiosis. Regular tweezers, such as the kind most ...

There are many methods people use to remove ticks, from burning the tick with a hot match to smothering it in petroleum jelly or painting it with nail polish. But those methods aren’t very effective.

The problem with "helpful" posts online that tout tips or tricks is that most of them are bologna and can, in turn, cause more harm than good. We’ve tackled a few of these hoaxes already, like typing ...