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Will all tick bites give me lyme disease?
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No: Only certain species of ticks, specifically ixodes, are generally thought to transmit the bacteria which causes lyme disease and not all of those ticks are infected with the bacteria.
Answered 10/2/2015
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No: Most will not and the tick needs to be embedded for about 24-48 hours to transmit the lyme disease bacteria.
Answered 7/18/2013
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