Put the tick in rubbing alcohol with the date and the victim's name on the container and save. A specialist writing me about this subject tells me NOT to put the tick in alcohol, but rather to wrap it in a moist paper towel or piece of cotton, then put it into a plastic bag and seal it. Mock recommends being especially watchful for the first 10 to 14 days after a tick bite. Take your tick along with you. Remove a tick as soon as you see one, Mock said.
Ticks require several hours to become firmly attached.
Disease is rarely transmitted within the first eight hours of attachment, seldom even within the first 18 hours. Prepared by Leigh Anne Nicholson. July 1996 May be reproduced without permission. Mail to mjr , or goto Survival .