Question 1

will a tick bite affect eyesight?

Accepted Answer

Very rarely: There are many infections which can result from a tick bite. In the USA, lyme disease is by far the most common tick associated infection. There have been a variety of different eye complaints that lyme disease patients have reported. The medical science behind eye disease and lyme disease is very poorly understood. Several physicians would be needed to confirm a case of lyme related eye disease.

Question 2

my eyesight has improved recently after an adverse reaction to a tick bite. is this unusual? i can see almost normally for the 1st time in years.

Accepted Answer

See below: Need more information.  What kind of illness did you contract from the tick?  Lyme disease, rmsf, erlichiosis, babisiosis, etc.?  Also, did you have brain involvement - encephalitis?  This information would help to answer your question.

Question 3

dr put me on doxycyl 100mg for rickettsia, tick bite fever. i have bad fevers and chills. my body is aching everywhere as if i have the flu and my eyesight is blurry, i have started having diarrhoea too.i am only on my 3rd dose, should i be worried?

Accepted Answer

Contact doctor ASAP: Tick borne relapsing fever is not a rickettsial disease, but due to a bacteria called Borrelia. Sometimes TBRF treatment causes a Jarish-Herxheimer reaction when the antibiotic rapidly kills billions of bacteria releasing toxins into the blood, with high fever, chills etc for 1-2 days. If blurry vision means brain involvement, you'll need IV antibiotic. Immediately contact the doctor treating you.

Question 4

will a tick bite kill you?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: Depends on whether or not the tick is hosting a serious disease e.g. Rocky mountain spotted fever.  The tick bite itself is minor.  It is what the tick may be infected with that may pass on to you.
If you have a tick bite, you should see your doctor for advice and care, especially if you are sick or developed a target shaped rash at the site of the bite which could signal lyme's disease.

Question 5

how long will a tick bite take to heal without medications or creams?

Accepted Answer

TICK BITE HEALING: Healing time for tick bites depends on the type of tick. There is a tick that causes lyme disease; one that causes rocky mountain spotted fever; another that causes tularemia. Depending upon the kind of tick and the treatment you have been given, the healing time will vary.

Question 6

will a tick bite always produce a red ring or a guarantee of lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

No: Only deer ticks carry the lyme organism, wood ticks do not. Not all deer ticks are infected. The characteristic rash is sometimes easy to miss.

Question 7

how do you cure a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Check with your dr: If you have the tick bring to your physician. Depending on where you live, treatment recommendations may or may not include antibiotics prophylactically. If you do not live in an area where lyme's disease is a common the recommendation may be to observe by your physician.

Question 8

how can i avoid a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Avoid contact: Try to avoid places where the likelyhood of encountering ticks is high ( wooden areas) if this is not feasible, wear long sleeves, avoid shorts when going to the woods or use  a tick repellent.

Question 9

how do you treat a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: Before seeking medical attention, you should note the appearance and characteristics of the tick and remove it with fine tweezers, being careful not to rupture the abdomen (if engorged). If bitten by a deer tick, your doctor will either observe and treat if symptoms/signs of disease develop or treat immediately with preventive antibiotics.

Question 10

what can you put on a tick bite?

Accepted Answer

Tick bite: Ice and Hydrocortisone cream work well.  If you are certain it's a tick, you should visit your doctor because you can get a disease from ticks called lyme's disease which is very easy to treat right after a tick bite but nearly impossible to get rid of in later stages.

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