Medical Conditions & Treatments : How Does a Tick Attach?

A tick attaches to a host by brushing up against someone’s body and using its legs to climb into a warm area before hooking on with their fangs. Discover how ticks can use saliva to form a type of cement with help from a practicing pediatrician in this free video on ticks.

Expert: David Hill
Contact: www.capefearpediatrics.com
Bio: Dr. David Hill is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and vice president of Cape Fear Pediatrics in Wilmington, N.C.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Duration : 0:2:57

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2 Responses to “Medical Conditions & Treatments : How Does a Tick Attach?”

drmdk on February 15th, 2010 at 12:35 pm

Excellent video
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Excellent video
DrMDK
X3xCaNnEdSaMx3X on February 15th, 2010 at 12:35 pm

great video im …
great video im constantly being attacked by ticks

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