Symptoms of a tick borne illness include:

• Mild pain near the bite
• Worsening rash
• Hives
• Fever
• Itching
• Joint pains
• Muscle aches
• Neck pain
• Neck stiffness
• Headache
• Confusion
• Anorexia

Rarely, a person with a tick bite may experience tick paralysis.

Symptoms of tick paralysis from a tick bite include:

• Arm weakness (unilateral)
• Arm weakness (bilateral)
• Leg weakness (unilateral)
• Leg weakness (bilateral)

For more information:

• Lyme disease symptoms
• Ehrlichiosis symptoms
• Rocky Mountain spotted fever symptoms
• Colorado tick fever symptoms
• Boutonneuse fever symptoms
• Relapsing fever symptoms
• Tularemia symptoms
• Congo hemorrhagic fever symptoms