FACTS

• You can get many tick-borne diseases from one tick bite.
• The longer a tick is attached, the greater the risk of disease.
• Lyme disease is a clinical diagnosis based on symptoms, history, and exam.
• You can test negative & still have Lyme or other tick-borne diseases.
• CDC criteria are for surveillance purposes, not diagnosis.
• According to the CDC surveillance criteria, an erythema migrants (EM) rash in an endemic area, means Lyme disease.
• In a non-endemic area, rash requires a positive test.
• Not everyone who contracts Lyme disease gets a rash.
• Lyme symptoms can develop days or months after a […]

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