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  2. Woman's tick bite leads to partial leg, arm amputation - AOL

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    An Oklahoma woman had to have her arms and legs amputated after a tick bite caused a life threatening infection. 40-year-old Jo Rogers was on a hiking trip with her husband July 4th weekend when ...

  3. Disease infected ticks are looking to bite. How people can ...

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    People who develop a rash or flu-like symptoms after a tick bite should contact their healthcare provider, the Health Department says. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control provides an overview of ...

  4. 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]

  5. Erythema migrans - Wikipedia

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    The initial sign of about 80% of Lyme infections is an erythema migrans (EM) rash at the site of a tick bite, often near skin folds, such as the armpit, groin, or back of knee, on the trunk, under clothing straps, or in children's hair, ear, or neck. [3] [10] Most people who get infected do not remember seeing a tick or the bite. The EM rash ...

  6. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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    After a tick bite, some people do develop a small, red, itchy bump, the Mayo Clinic says. The bump may resemble a mosquito bite at this stage. ... Most often, they bite on the arms, legs and back ...

  7. Tick-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    People can limit their exposure to tick bites by wearing light-colored clothing (including pants and long sleeves), using insect repellent with 20%–30% N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (DEET), tucking their pants legs into their socks, checking for ticks frequently, and washing and drying their clothing in a hot dryer. [14] [15]

  8. What to Do If You Find a Tick on You - AOL

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    The vast majority of tick bites do not lead to disease, for several reasons. First, not all types of ticks transmit disease to humans—and even if you’re bitten by one that can, there’s a ...

  9. Human granulocytic anaplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne, infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium that is typically transmitted to humans by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus species complex, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in North America.

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