Two weeks ago I was working outside and I think two ticks dug in to my scalp. After work that day, I brushed my hair with a comb and something was definitely stuck on the back of my scalp. I thought nothing much of it and just applied additional pressure with the comb to scrape whatever it was off, paying no attention. I had never had a tick bite before and did not realize they could be so small.
Looking back on the situation, I must have scraped a couple off, and the heads were left embedded in my scalp.
A few days later I noticed that area on my scalp was itchy. It was difficult to ...
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Embedded tick bite in south Florida need advice