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Ick, Ick, Ick

I found a tick on me this morning.  He was hard to get off.  Ewwwwwww.  Now I'm paranoid that I am going to get Lyme disease.  Ick, ick, ick.

Posted on October 28, 2006 |

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AdriftAtSea

Unless it was a deer tick, which are all pretty small, as ticks go, the chances of you getting Lyme disease is pretty minimal. I don't believe any of the other ticks carry Lyme disease.

Posted by: AdriftAtSea | October 28, 2006 at 10:35 AM

dgm

if you've saved the tick in a ziploc bag, you can probably take it to local vector control to find out if it carries lyme. if it's still alive they can test it. if not, they can tell you the kinds of diseases that type of tick can carry. also, make sure that you have disinfected the site of the bite.

if you haven't saved it, then i guess it's a waiting game. good luck.

Posted by: dgm | October 28, 2006 at 10:53 AM

JMM

It was probably a dog tick, but if you notice a bull's eye rash around the bite, then you should immediately be seen. The rash appears about 80% of the time during cases of lyme disease. You have 48 hours to get treatment before you contract full lyme disease. This is what I remember from college microbiology so hopefully it's still up to date.

Posted by: JMM | October 29, 2006 at 12:29 PM

Laura

To work with the left hand... Laura

Posted by: Laura | November 24, 2006 at 03:50 PM

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