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The scary thing is that tick-borne illnesses have exploded even within NYC in the last 3 or 4 years. I got bitten looking for morels this spring in one of the N
by Alex3917 7y ago
The scary thing is that tick-borne illnesses have exploded even within NYC in the last 3 or 4 years. I got bitten looking for morels this spring in one of the NYC parks, and even though I got the tick off within an hour and haven’t experienced any symptoms it still makes me nervous that I haven’t taken the 21 days of doxycycline.
- oblib 7y agoI really wouldn't worry about that. You got it off fast enough to not worry.
- Alex3917 7y agoTick-borne illnesses can be transmitted in as little as 15 minutes, so it's hard to say whether it was fast enough or not.
- oblib 7y agoYeah but it was in the Spring you got bit and you got the tick off plenty fast enough. And not all ticks carry diseases, so try to keep that in mind too. I'm not exaggerating when I say I have been tick bit at least a 1000 times over the past 10-15 years and I've never gotten sick from it so I have to think you've made it clear out of those woods after a couple months now and have nothing at all to worry about.