Use fine-tipped tweezers to remove a tick.

• Grab the tick as close to its mouth (the part that is stuck in your skin) as you can. The body of the tick will be above your skin.
• Do not grab the tick around its bloated belly. You might push infected fluid from the tick into your body if you squeeze it.
• Pull the tick straight out until its mouth lets go of your skin. Do not twist or "unscrew" the tick. This may separate the head from the body.