{"id":78658,"date":"2024-08-29T09:21:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/?p=78658"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:21:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T02:21:17","slug":"steps-to-take-when-discovering-tick-inside-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/steps-to-take-when-discovering-tick-inside-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to take when discovering tick inside your home"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><strong>Identify and Isolate: Recognize the type of tick \u2013 whether it\u2019s a black-legged, dog, or brown dog tick. If you find a tick in a particular area, like your bed, restrict access to it, especially for pets and children.\n<li><strong>Protect Yourself: Before handling ticks or cleaning the area, wear gloves and long-sleeved clothing to protect yourself from potential tick bites.\n<li><strong>Thorough Cleaning:\n<ul>\n<li>Wash bedding or clothing where the tick was found in hot water and dry on high heat.\n</li><li>Vacuum the area meticulously, focusing on corners, furniture, and crevices. Dispose of the vacuum bag or clean the vacuum canister outside.\n\n\n\n<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"aligncenter' size-full wp-image-78659 src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/08%5C/457301089_485802020931289_9137406403259091168_n.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"526\"' height='\"526\"' title='\"\"' srcset='\"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/457301089_485802020931289_9137406403259091168_n.jpg' https: sizes='\"auto,'>\n</p><p><strong>4 Tick Removal:\n<ul>\n<li style='\"list-style-type:' none>\n<ul>\n<li>Use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin\u2019s surface as possible.\n</li><li>Pull upward with steady, even pressure. Don\u2019t twist or jerk the tick.\n</li><li>After removal, clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water.\n</li><li>Dispose of the tick by submerging it in alcohol, placing it in a sealed bag\/container, or flushing it down the toilet.\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5 Monitor and Prevent:\n<p>After a tick bite, monitor for symptoms and consult a healthcare professional if necessary. Prevent future infestations by maintaining your yard, using tick preventatives on pets, and considering professional pest control if needed.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Identify and Isolate: Recognize the type of tick \u2013 whether it\u2019s a black-legged, dog, or brown dog tick. If you find a tick in a particular area, like your bed, restrict access to it, especially for pets and children. Protect Yourself: Before handling ticks or cleaning the area, wear gloves and long-sleeved clothing to protect &hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":78662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[232],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-78658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78658"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78663,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78658\/revisions\/78663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}</p></strong></p></li></ul></li></ul></strong></p></li></ul></strong></li></strong></li></strong></li></ol>