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  2. The Potentially Fatal Tick-Borne Illness You Haven't ... - AOL

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    Alpha-gal syndrome is mostly linked with the bite of an infected lone star tick, which is more common in the South, East and Central states in the U.S. Those are the areas in which most AGS cases ...

  3. Do *Not* Crush A Tick If You Caught It Biting You (Even If ...

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    These bug bite pictures of mosquito, tick, spider bites, ... A spider bite on a woman’s leg. BSIP - Getty Images. Spider bites are actually pretty rare, Troyano says, but they do happen.

  4. 20 Common Pictures of Bug Bites and How to Identify Their ...

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    Dr. Giangreco says ticks can prompt local reactions following a bite. The classic rash of Lyme's is called Erythema migrans. "It can be circular or oval shaped and have crusting," Dr. Giangreco says.

  5. 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]

  6. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks like this - AOL

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    The tick bite itself will likely be so small and painless (just a little red dot, if anything) that you won’t actually notice it, says Qurat Mudassar, MD, an infectious disease specialist and ...

  7. 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 ]

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...