I've had Lyme disease twice. And been bitten by ticks many more times. Lyme is easy to treat if it's found on time. 5 days of antibiotics and all is good. Both

I've had Lyme disease twice. And been bitten by ticks many more times. Lyme is easy to treat if it's found on time. 5 days of antibiotics and all is good. Both times I got it there were the infamous Lyme circles. It's possible to have Lyme without the circles though, so it's a good idea to test for Lyme once the ticks' season is over. Just in case. Ticks Encephalitis is an entirely different beast though. Get vaccinated for it if you hike/cycle/camp/whatever and your area have even slightest chance of it. It ain't pretty to watch people fight it when there's 30% chance of more or less full recovery.