Never remove a tick that is attached to the skin by compressing it with your fingers because, when crushed, it can transmit diseases. In addition, when the arthropod is swollen with blood, it will only be able to detach the abdomen, leaving the cephalothorax and the mouthparts still within the skin.
The best way to remove it is to soak a cotton ball with oil, alcohol, gasoline, varnish or nail polish , and apply it to the tick for five minutes . In this way, you can plug your spiracles and make you short of breath. The animal will come loose and, once dead, it is very easy to remove it with tweezers . Disinfect the site of the bite well.
