Tick Bites: Check Your Symptoms
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Check Your Symptoms
If you answer yes to any of the following questions, click on the "Yes" in front of the question for information about how soon to see a health professional.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
If you have any of the following symptoms, evaluate those symptoms first.
- Mild difficulty breathing or wheezing or hives: Go to the topic Allergic Reaction.
- Yes
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Have you developed signs of tick paralysis?
- Yes
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Do you think you have a skin infection at the site of a tick bite?
- Yes
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Have you developed any flu-like symptoms within 6 weeks of a known or suspected tick bite?
- Yes
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Do you have a rash or sore?
- Yes
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Are you unwilling or unable to remove a tick?
- Yes
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Do you know or think you need a tetanus shot?
If a visit to a health professional is not needed immediately, see the Home Treatment section for self-care information.
| Last updated: | January 17, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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