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Got bit by a tic within last three hours. it wasn't attached very long. it left this red crater like area?
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Clean/watch it: It takes a lime tic at least a day feeding on you to pass the germ. For what you describe, clean it and monitor it. It can still get infected. It should be no more important than a mosquito bite.
Answered 1/13/2018
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