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Hi there. My husband has Lyme disease (and Bart and Babs) and he has been rifing for 6 months now with some improvement. We have recently moved into a new house and I have found several very tiny black spots on myself which I am worried are ticks! They are so small it is really hard to see so I've taken photos of them and can't see legs but see a small brown pocket or case for lack of a better word. Can anyone advise me if I can send the photos or upload them somewhere to get someones opinion on whether or not they are ticks (or some other critter?). Thanks in advance.
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Keebler
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- I have no idea how to post a photo. Sorry. This may help, though: --------
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My local doctor put one of the tiny ones under a microscope and you could then see the legs, mouth parts, etc. UGLY! He had never seen one so small. It was just walking along my arm when I caught it.
If you have access to a microscope, maybe even a strong magnifying glass, that would help to decide what it is.
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- Also do a web search for:
Australia, ticks
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The nymphs can be as small as poppy seeds. will pm. If you know you've had a tickbite, you need to treat as if you have Lyme, IMO.
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- If you have the critters in a plastic bag, move them to a glass jar or heavy plastic container with a tight seal and freeze them.
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Have you removed them? Have you tried looking at them with a magnifying glass?
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A simple way to share photos is to go to http://min.us
Drag a photo from your computer on to the page, and copy the "Gallery link" it gives at the bottom of the page. Then just paste this link into your forum post.
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What's the correct way to remove a tick that small?
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The best way to remove a tick is with tweezers by grasping the mouthparts as close to the skin as possible and pulling straight back.
Save the tick in a Ziploc bag. It can be tested for disease at IgeneX Lab in Palo Alto, CA.
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