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2. African tick bite fever - Wikipedia

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   African tick bite fever is usually mild, and most patients do not need more than at-home treatment with antibiotics for their illness. [6] However, because so few patients with this infection visit a doctor, the best antibiotic choice, dose and length of treatment are not well known. [8]

3. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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   Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [4] [9] [10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [1]

4. Post-exposure prophylaxis - Wikipedia

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   A single 200 milligram oral dose of doxycycline may be used within 3 days of a deer tick bite in a high risk area (such as New England), if the tick was attached for at least 36 hours. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ]

5. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common ... - AOL

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   Tick bite What it looks like : The most recognizable reaction on this list is the bullseye rash —a large, red, target-like rash that signals the early stages of Lyme disease from the bite of an ...

6. Most tick bites go unnoticed. Here's how to identify and ...

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   Specifically, if the tick that bit you looked engorged with blood, was removed within the last 72 hours and was a blacklegged tick, your doctor might give you a single dose of antibiotics to ...

7. How to treat bug bites, according to doctors - AOL

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   You can also apply a low-dose steroid cream.” ... The same goes for certain patterns, like a rash in the shape of a bull’s eye that appears around a tick bite. “That can present as the first ...

8. Tick-borne disease - Wikipedia

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   Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. [1] They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens , including rickettsia and other types of bacteria , viruses , and protozoa . [ 2 ]

9. Mosquitoes, bees, ticks and more: How to treat bites and ...

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   How to treat the bite. Mosquito bites tend to create red, itchy bumps, Dr. Gary Goldenberg, a dermatologist practicing in New York City, tells Yahoo Life. “These are usually clustered” and ...