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

Answered 8/15/2018

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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 10-14 days. Talking about rocky mt. Spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, lyme disease, babesiosis, california encephalitis, some forms of borrellia and other infections, in addition to tick paralysis. This could take a book to answer.

Answered 3/16/2017

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