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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bama350z" data-source="post: 7349010" data-attributes="member: 556582">An interesting fact about ticks is that if a tick that carries Lyme disease bites you there is no risk of disease transmission during the first 24 hours.  Basically the key to prevent contracting Lyme disease is early tick removal. One study showed that if the tick is in you for more than 48 hours the transmission rate of contracting Lyme disease increased to 12.5%, and at 72 hours it's increased to 75%.Less than 72 hours, the transmission goes WAY down... I doubt they were attached that long...</blockquote>

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