Additionally, though, a deer tick will not transmit Lyme disease until it has taken its blood meal, usually 24-36 hours after first biting. If you take it off r

Additionally, though, a deer tick will not transmit Lyme disease until it has taken its blood meal, usually 24-36 hours after first biting. If you take it off right away, and it hasn't "inflated," you're almost certainly safe.