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Possible To Take Years For Bulls Eye Rash Of Lymes Disease To Show Up After Being Bitten By Infected Tick?
Question: Is it possible to take years for the bulls eye rash of Lymes Disease to show up after being bitte by the infected tick?
Brief Answer:
Not possible
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is almost impossible for the bull's eye rash of Lyme's disease to show up after years of being bitten by the infected tick.
None of the Evidence based literature says that the rash could appear after years. It could only appear within weeks of infected bite, usually around 30 days of exposure.
Hope this is clear to you.
Regards,
Not possible
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
It is almost impossible for the bull's eye rash of Lyme's disease to show up after years of being bitten by the infected tick.
None of the Evidence based literature says that the rash could appear after years. It could only appear within weeks of infected bite, usually around 30 days of exposure.
Hope this is clear to you.
Regards,
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
How long does it take for Lymes bulls eye rashes to disappear? How often will they reappear? Do they reappear in same spot? If more appear, does it mean the infection is more severe?
Brief Answer:
Your answers are below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
With effective treatment, the rashes disappear in 6 weeks to 8 weeks time.
They do not reappear unless there is a fresh bite by an infected tick.
No, they reappear in spots where there is tick bite. If the infected tick bites at the same spot, then a similar lesion will appear at the earlier site of bite.
Yes, if more appear, it means to say that there were more bites from the infected tick. And yes, it means more severe infection.
Hope the answers are clear to you. Please write back if you have more queries.
Your answers are below
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
With effective treatment, the rashes disappear in 6 weeks to 8 weeks time.
They do not reappear unless there is a fresh bite by an infected tick.
No, they reappear in spots where there is tick bite. If the infected tick bites at the same spot, then a similar lesion will appear at the earlier site of bite.
Yes, if more appear, it means to say that there were more bites from the infected tick. And yes, it means more severe infection.
Hope the answers are clear to you. Please write back if you have more queries.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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