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Tick Borne Illness

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Tick Borne Illness Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have a tick borne illness and any of the following:

You cannot remove the tick.
Worsening pain at the site of the bite
Pus drains from the bite
Fever
Brown of yellow scabs form over the bite
Hives
Red streaks spread from the bite:

Lymphangitis of the arm
Lymphangitis of the back of the leg
Lymphangitis of the hand from a finger wound

Skin redness and pain around the bite:

Cellulitis of the arm
Cellulitis of the hand
Cellulitis of the leg
Cellulitis of the foot
Cellulitis of the abdomen

Worsening rash
Worsening headache
Worsening neck pain
Worsening neck stiffness
Worsening muscle aches
Worsening joint pains
Leg weakness (unilateral)
Confusion

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Last Updated: Nov 5, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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