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How bad are tick bites for the elderly?
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Annoying unless . . : Tick bites can be uncomfortable and sometimes itchy and create local bruising. Unless the tick is infected with lyme disease or someother infection, in which can it can be dangerous.
Answered 7/21/2014
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