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Found deer tick on me on fri. been there for approx 16 hours. live in northern illinois. i took the tick off with tweezers but i made a mess of it (broke apart twice). all research says i dont need antibiotics now.worried cause i broke it apart?
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Do not do own research for you will just get confused but see your doc to decide what if anything needs to be done.
Answered 5/7/2023
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