If a tick is found, remove it carefully with fine tweezers. Grab as closely to the skin as possible. Do not squeeze the body, apply Vaseline, use a burnt match, or clean with alcohol while the tick is attached. Any of these actions could cause transmission of the bacteria. Ticks can be tested.
Place tick in a glass or plastic vial with a moistened cotton swab.
A clean pill vial is good. If none is available, use a ziploc storage bag as a temporary container. V. Many Lyme Disease organizations now recommend prophylactic treatment when a person is bitten by a Deer tick in a known endemic area. Since there isn't enough evidence on either side to prove or disprove this theory, the final decision is up to the individual and the treating physician. The recommended treatment is 4-6 weeks of an oral antibiotic.