Ticks are nasty blood sucking little critters that attach themselves to passing animals & humans to feed off their blood. Although the bite of a tick is painless, & usually goes unnoticed, they can spread some diseases that are particularly nasty to humans. The main three contractible disease spread by ticks in the UK are: Lyme borreliosis Babesiosis Ehrlichiosis However the list of diseases spread by ticks worldwide is much bigger. So the best advice is to remove any ticks promptly ensuring you remove all parts of the tick’s body to prevent it releasing additional saliva or regurgitating its stomach contents into your bite wound. The Lifesystems Tick Remover is designed specifically to safely remove all parts of the tick safely.