Question 1

How long after a tick bite might it take for symptoms to appear if you got something from it? it was attached at least 24 hours.

Accepted Answer

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 describing infections, incubation period, & other pertinent info for minnesota: http://www.Health.State.Mn.Us/divs/idepc/dtopics/tickborne/guide.Html.

Question 2

How long after a tick bite would you start to see symptoms of lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

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 illness with fevers and muscle pains within a week or two.  About half will also develop a bullseye rash at the site of the bite.

Question 3

Discovered a rash 24-48 hours after a tick bite (size 10-15 cm). doctor prescribed penicillin for 10 days. no other symptoms. is the prognosis good?

Accepted Answer

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 disease the antibiotic used is Doxycycline, unless there is an allergy.
There is an excellent web site at the CDC that reviews management. Blood work is always available to look for Lyme disease.

Question 4

When do symptoms of a tick bite occur?

Accepted Answer

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 precede rash in cases of lyme disease.

Question 5

What are the symptoms of a tick bite like?

Accepted Answer

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 specific disease symptoms.

Question 6

Tick bite- turned black and itchy (5 days old). i pulled the tick out all the way, and there are no other symptoms or discoloration. cause 4 concern?

Accepted Answer

Yes, with all the tick-borne diseases possible. Best to have it looked at and consider prophylactic antibiotics, especially if acquired in a high prevalence Lyme's disease area or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever area. Please have a doctor look at it. MRSA is also a possibility.

Question 7

What are the symptoms and treatments for a tick bite. no tick attached to the bite.

Accepted Answer

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? If so and your are bitten by a deer tick you can take 200mgs of doxycycline and wait. So long as you are healthy you are fine. If you get fever go see a doctor. 
3. If you live in Lyme territory I would get a yearly Lyme test from your doctor.

Question 8

Are swollen lymph nodes always a symptom of tick bite?

Accepted Answer

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 of lymph nodes.

Question 9

I pulled a tick off my childs scalp 
should i take him to a doctor
what should i look out for
tick bite fever symptoms?

Accepted Answer

Review the symptoms of Lyme disease and discuss prophylactic doses of antibiotics with your physician.

Question 10

What does a tick bite look like and what does it look like if its lyme disease and what are the symptoms got bit a month ago and spot still there?

Accepted Answer

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 a circle (can be other shapes too) and is often clearing from the center outward. Called a "bull's eye" rash because of its appearance.

How long after a tick bite do symptoms start

How long after a tick bite might it take for symptoms to appear if you got something from it? it was attached at least 24 hours.

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How long after a tick bite would you start to see symptoms of lyme disease?

Discovered a rash 24-48 hours after a tick bite (size 10-15 cm). doctor prescribed penicillin for 10 days. no other symptoms. is the prognosis good?

When do symptoms of a tick bite occur?

What are the symptoms of a tick bite like?

Tick bite- turned black and itchy (5 days old). i pulled the tick out all the way, and there are no other symptoms or discoloration. cause 4 concern?

What are the symptoms and treatments for a tick bite. no tick attached to the bite.

Are swollen lymph nodes always a symptom of tick bite?

I pulled a tick off my childs scalp should i take him to a doctor what should i look out for tick bite fever symptoms?

What does a tick bite look like and what does it look like if its lyme disease and what are the symptoms got bit a month ago and spot still there?

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