I presume you do not have pets then? Quite many people, especially one's who have dogs regularly get outside the city and interact with forests one way or anot

I presume you do not have pets then? Quite many people, especially one's who have dogs regularly get outside the city and interact with forests one way or another. That being said, it is possible to get bitten by a tick even in a city, pretty much anywhere in Europe, no idea how it is in US.