Question 1

can a tick bite cause lupus disease?

Accepted Answer

Tick Bite: In north america, the following diseases are caused by tick bites:
lyme disease, 
human granulocytic and monocytic, ehrlichiosis, 
babesiosis, 
relapsing fever, 
rocky mountain spotted fever, 
colorado tick fever, 
tularemia, 
q fever, 
tick paralysis, 
but not lupus.

Question 2

can a tick bite cause lupus?

Accepted Answer

No: Lupus is not an infectious disease.

Question 3

i got bit by a tick 5 years ago, my white blood cell count has stayed low ever since. so i was sent to a hematologist and then was sent to a rheumatologist who diagnosed me with lupus. could the tick bite trigger the lupus?

Accepted Answer

: By my limited knowledge, there is no association between tick bite and SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) or lupus discoid. I would say because you had blood test due to the tick bite so asymptomatic leukopenia (low white cell count) was incidentally detected.

Question 4

how long does it take for tick bite to actually cause lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Days to months: It takes just days for a bite from the deer tick to result in sin lesions, but weeks to months to develop arthritis or neurological disorders.

Question 5

how big is a tick bite that can cause lyme disease? i have a bite, but am not sure if its from a tick. what do tick bites look like?

Accepted Answer

Let me help: A small, red bump may appear at the site of the tick bite. This small bump is normal after a tick bite and doesn't indicate lyme disease. However, over the next few days, the redness may expand forming a rash in a bull's-eye pattern, with a red outer ring surrounding a clear area.

Question 6

hi. a tick bit me last week thursday. its still red and itchy. can fucidin or phenergan help. im a 36 year old female. im in south africa and read that lyme disease is in europe and america. would tick bite fever cause fatigue?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: African tick bite fever is apparently endemic in your area. Lyme disease has been reported in Africa. I recommend systemic antibiotics(?doxycycline) for 2 weeks in view of the rash and fatigue.Fucidin cream isn't sufficient treatment. Discuss this with your physician.

Question 7

the whole body aches for five years, the persistence is more obvious. could it be a flu shot, a strep infection, a cold, a tick bite that causes neuropathy and general pain we've ruled out organic disease. and a little tired and itchy?

Accepted Answer

: With these symptoms you should be seen at an academic center to get to the bottom of this. I do not think that any of the things you mention are the probable causes. But an ivestigation will find out. Good luck

Question 8

can i get lyme disease from my tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Maybe: If you truly have lyme disease, an infection....It is transmitted to humans by the bite of a deer tick. It's important that many other types of ticks exist and bite...And do not cause lyme disease.

Question 9

does ring around tick bite always mean lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

No: The bulls eye lesion clooks just like it says - a bullseye- central redness then a rim of clearing then a larger rim of redness. Just like a bulls eye.

Question 10

tick bite not lyme disease that won't heal, what do i do?

Accepted Answer

See below: Sounds like you need to see doctor for an exam to make certain nothing else is going on.

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How long does it take for tick bite to actually cause lyme disease?

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How big is a tick bite that can cause lyme disease? i have a bite, but am not sure if its from a tick. what do tick bites look like?

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Hi. a tick bit me last week thursday. its still red and itchy. can fucidin or phenergan help. im a 36 year old female. im in south africa and read that lyme disease is in europe and america. would tick bite fever cause fatigue?

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The whole body aches for five years, the persistence is more obvious. could it be a flu shot, a strep infection, a cold, a tick bite that causes neuropathy and general pain we've ruled out organic disease. and a little tired and itchy?

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