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I live in Western Massachusetts and I can confirm this is objectively false. We have a ton of ticks here. You won't get lyme if it's on you for a few hours but
by thinkingtoilet 3y ago
I live in Western Massachusetts and I can confirm this is objectively false. We have a ton of ticks here. You won't get lyme if it's on you for a few hours but if you get one on you and go to sleep you can get it by the time you wake up. It's more the longer it's on the more likely it is, but you absolutely can get it if it's been attached for only 12-18 hours.
- thehappypm 3y agoHow do you know? I also live in a tick area and typically when i have one tick on me, there are more if i look around for them.
- xkcd-sucks 3y agoI realize there is confirmation bias here, but ticks always seem to cause pain and inflammation after being attached for a bit
- thinkingtoilet 3y ago>How do you know? I've seen it happen multiple times, once to myself.