I'm not a doctor, but I've gone to the doctor's office with deer tick bites. According to the doctors I've asked, if you catch the tick within 24 hours of bein

I'm not a doctor, but I've gone to the doctor's office with deer tick bites. According to the doctors I've asked, if you catch the tick within 24 hours of being bitten, your chances of infection are virtually nil. But I tend to go to the doctor's anyway, because Lyme is no joke. If you go, they'll tell you to monitor the site for the characteristic rash, and be alarmed if you have any flu-like symptoms in the next couple of weeks.