A member asked:

Should i get tested for lyme disease if i am outdoors a lot this summer?

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Dr. Thomas Namey answered

Specializes in Rheumatology

Not unless...: You have a tick bite that devolpes a bullseye ring, and/or you become ill after a tick bite. We do not routinely test.

Answered 11/26/2013

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