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A client calls her veterinarian because she has found a tick on her dog and she is not sure how to remove it. Which of the following is the most appropriate instruction for tick removal?

The client should immediately remove the tick by grasping it with tweezers close to the dog’s skin and then pulling it steadily upwards.
The client should immediately remove the tick by grasping it with tweezers and twisting it to detach its mouthparts.
The client should immediately remove the tick by holding a hot match close to the tick, causing it to back out and safely extract its mouthparts.
The client should schedule an appointment to have the ticks safely removed by a trained staff member.

Cosmiomma sp

By

Michael L. Levin

, PhD, Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last full review/revision Aug 2020 | Content last modified Sep 2020

Genus Cosmiomma contains a single species, C hippopotamensis, which is found in Zambezian grasslands of southwestern and eastern Africa. It feeds primarily on hippopotami, white and black rhinoceroses, and less frequently on antelopes.

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A client calls her veterinarian because she has found a tick on her dog and she is not sure how to remove it. Which of the following is the most appropriate instruction for tick removal?

The client should immediately remove the tick by grasping it with tweezers close to the dog’s skin and then pulling it steadily upwards.
The client should immediately remove the tick by grasping it with tweezers and twisting it to detach its mouthparts.
The client should immediately remove the tick by holding a hot match close to the tick, causing it to back out and safely extract its mouthparts.
The client should schedule an appointment to have the ticks safely removed by a trained staff member.

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