The first signs of a tick bite is a rash that is red, which will have an expanding bulls-eye pattern also called erythema migrans and the rash from the tick bite often appears or shows up within 3 days to 30 days after the tick bite.
After a tick bite you might also have a low grade fever that might come and go and even a persistent or severe headache and muscle or joint pain or pain and stiffness in the muscles and joints and feeling tired and weak if the tick bite made you sick.
After a tick bite you might also have swollen lymph nodes in your neck, armpits or groin and may experience shivering and chills.
Not all tick bites will make someone sick, but in some cases a tick bite can make you very sick.
If you start to feel sick or ill after a tick bite you should seek medical attention promptly.
Showering can help to get rid of ticks although some ticks may be stuck onto your skin and you often need to use some tweezers to help pull the ticks off the skin.
It's also a good idea to check your body for any ticks before getting into the shower and immediately check your body for ticks after being outside in areas where ticks are most often found.
Showering is good to do after you've been outside and around areas with ticks but the ticks may not all come off.
Wearing a hat does prevent ticks in some cases from getting on your scalp and hair.
When out in the woods or areas where there may be ticks, it's a good idea tow ear a hat to protect your hair and scalp from ticks that may crawl onto your hair.
Wearing light colored, long sleeved clothing and long pants tucked into your socks and spraying your clothes with some DEET or other tick repellent or permethrin can also help to prevent ticks.
Also avoid walking through brush and tall grass and walk in the center of trails if you walk or hike through trails and check yourself daily for ticks and shower after spending time outdoors, especially in areas that ticks are most prevalent.
The smell that a tick hates are the smell and scent of coffee grounds as well as the smell and scents of various types of plants and essential oils, like lemon, cedar, orange, lavender, peppermint, oregano, geranium and eucalyptus.
These are natural scents that can repel ticks naturally and create a less inviting environment for ticks to thrive.
Coffee grounds have a strong scent that ticks hate and even some other insects hate the smell of coffee grounds.
Although you must apply the coffee grounds consistently to create a deterrent and repellent for the ticks and other insects.
You can use the coffee grounds to repel the ticks by creating barriers around the perimeter of your yard and home.
When coffee grounds are used in good quantities it can create a physical barrier that ticks will avoid.
To use the coffee grounds to repel ticks, spread a 2 inch layer of used coffee grounds around garden beds, your house or any other areas that the ticks might be present.
The effectiveness of used coffee grounds to repel ticks is only temporary so you must consistently add more used coffee grounds to keep the ticks away.
Coffee grounds are also best used with other tick repelling things like rosemary plants, lavender or even sage which can create a long lasting barrier against ticks.
Keeping grass cut and weeds cut and brush cleared can also help keep ticks away.