Comment Comment by femto In Australia the current medical advice for ticks is [1]:"For ticks that can be seen (adult ticks), freeze the tick to kill it where it is""For ticks that can hardly be seen – use permethrin cream to kill the tick where it is"You can buy tick freezing spray, which is used in a similar way to wart freezing spray.[1] https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/manage...Edit: Here is the research on which the medical advice is based. Dated 2019 by Australian researchers, so the updated practise might not be widely deployed outside Australia.https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6494660/Edit: A comprehensive resource on tick treatment, including justification for the freezing advice.https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/preven...Edit: and finally, the ABC Catalyst video segment demonstrating the technique.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77nrTVM_j8 parent femto 1 year ago
"For ticks that can be seen (adult ticks), freeze the tick to kill it where it is"
"For ticks that can hardly be seen – use permethrin cream to kill the tick where it is"
You can buy tick freezing spray, which is used in a similar way to wart freezing spray.
[1] https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-11/manage...
Edit: Here is the research on which the medical advice is based. Dated 2019 by Australian researchers, so the updated practise might not be widely deployed outside Australia.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6494660/
Edit: A comprehensive resource on tick treatment, including justification for the freezing advice.
https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/preven...
Edit: and finally, the ABC Catalyst video segment demonstrating the technique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j77nrTVM_j8