3 ms·
>What does "groip at the bottom" mean? Exactly what the example images show. Move the tweezers as close to the skin as possible, then grab and pull the tick ou
by yAnonymous 9y ago
>What does "groip at the bottom" mean?
Exactly what the example images show. Move the tweezers as close to the skin as possible, then grab and pull the tick out with steady force.
>Which of you is right?
Most fragile objects break much easier when you twist them, because the twisting causes micro fractures by itself. I don't see why it would be different for the head of a tick.
German and Austrian authorities and independent sources give the same advice [1][2] as the CDC.
So it's pretty much common sense and the advice of several researchers against the advice of someone who wants to sell a product.
[1] https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen https://www.zecken.de/de/zecken-entfernen
[2] https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-krankheiten/zecken-entfernen https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/krankheiten/immunsystem/zecken-...