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How long after a tick bite do symptoms start
A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Ralph Morgan Lewisanswered
Family Medicine 39 years experience
Varies: Most tick-borne infections have an incubation period from a couple days up to 2-4 weeks, depending on the organism. The following site gives a chart d... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Martin Raffanswered
Infectious Disease 57 years experience
Varies: Depending upon the type of tick, the region of the country and the type of disease you may be concerned about the incubation period may be as long as ... Read More
5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 38-year-old member asked:

Dr. Simon Tsiourisanswered
Infectious Disease 24 years experience
1-2 weeks: If the tick was carrying the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi and the bacteria was transmitted via the bite then most individuals will develop a flu like... Read More
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Jerry Casaleanswered
Pediatrics 39 years experience
1to30 days: Usually one to thirty days, .
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Katharine Coxanswered
Pediatric Emergency Medicine 46 years experience
Likely: It all depends on how long the Tick was attached and if the rash was typical for erythema marginatum. Typically if there is strong suspicion for tick ... Read More
3.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 35-year-old member asked:

Dr. Leila Winganswered
Internal Medicine 15 years experience
Days to Weeks: First symptoms of a tick bite, such as fatigue, malaise, fever, nausea can start anywhere from days to weeks after the tick bite. These symptoms may ... Read More
6.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 36-year-old member asked:

Dr. Joseph Bouvieranswered
Pediatrics 26 years experience
Depends: On the disease transmitted. There are many similar symptoms but there are also unique to the disease symptoms as well. Talk to your doctor about spe... Read More
5.6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 37-year-old male asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 34 years experience
Tick bite: Yes, with all the tick-borne diseases possible. Best to have it looked at and consider prophylactic antibiotics, especially if acquired in a high prev... Read More
3.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 23-year-old female asked:

Dr. John Froudeanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Wash it....leave it.: 1. What sort of tick was it? You need to be concerned about deer tick bites and these are very small. Easy to miss.
2. Do you live in Lyme territory?... Read More
216 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:

Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 50 years experience
Not per se: A tick bite by itself is not likely to cause lymph node enlargment, but infection transmitted through tick bite, e.g., lyme disease may cause swelling... Read More
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old female asked:

Dr. Amrita Dosanjhanswered
Pediatric Allergy and Asthma 37 years experience
Review : Review the symptoms of Lyme disease and discuss prophylactic doses of antibiotics with your physician.
117 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 21-year-old female asked:

A Verified Doctoranswered
44 years experience
Appearance varies: A tick bite can be invisible after the tick detaches, or leave a red spot. When lyme is in the tick, often (but not always) a red rash spreads out in ... Read More
5.1k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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