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If someone has a tick on his or her body and i give the person a hug, will i get the tick ?
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No: If the tick is embedded it will stay there until it is full of blood or is extracted. If it it walking around, take it off and crush it or flush it. If it is a deer tick embedded, a single dose of 200mg doxicycline [minocycline] will prevent lyme disease.
Answered 9/21/2017
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