Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
1 Do not try to burn the tick while it is attached to your skin. 2  Put the tick in a dry jar or ziplock bag and save it in the freezer for later identification if necessary. 3  Wash the area of the tick bite with a lot of warm water and soap.4  A mild dishwashing soap, such as Ivory, works well. If you don't have tweezers, put on gloves or cover your hands with tissue paper, then use your fingers. 2  Do not handle the tick with bare hands. 3  Do not try to smother a tick that is attached to your skin with petroleum jelly, nail polish, gasoline, or rubbing alcohol. 4  This may increase your risk of infection.