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Can you get bit by a tick and get lyme disease without ever getting a rash or knowing you ever got bit?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Yes: About 70% of people who develop lyme do not remember a tick bite or the characteristic rash.

Dr Robinson and another doctor agreed

Answered 5/30/2017

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A member asked:

Can you get bit by a tick and get lyme disease without ever getting a rash or knowing you ever got bit?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Dr Robinson and another doctor agreed

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