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What does an infection from dog tick look like?
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Tick bite: As in any insect bite which becomes infected, the skin becomes warm and reddened. Fever and chills can occasionally occur. Spreading redness, called cellulitis, is quite serious often requiring hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics.
Answered 10/31/2018
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