Fingertip pads are too wide and soft to grasp at the head, so you end up pinching the body and risking pathogen transfer.
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DO NOT pull off an attached tick with bare fingers.
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The pad of a finger cannot get close enough to the skin to grip the mouthparts; you grab the engorged body, squeeze it, and may inject pathogens into the wound.
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You also risk skin-to-tick contact transferring pathogens through small cuts on your hands.
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If you must use fingers because nothing else is available, cover them with tissue or a glove and grasp as close to the skin as possible.
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Then wash hands and the bite area thoroughly with soap and water. Use tweezers as soon as you can.