What Are The Symptoms Of Tick Borne Diseases?

Posted on Tue, 28 Jul 2015

Question: I had a tick bit on my foot. What are symptoms of tick related diseases. There was a small rash around the spot and I have had headaches which may be sinus related since then.

Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Tick that cause concerning diseases are in the forests!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this tick disease. The most feared tick diseases are rocky mountain fevers and Lyme's disease. However, the ticks responsible for this are in the forest. If you never visited the forest, then it is very unlikely that you should be concerned about this. The rash is a reaction to the bite and as the rash disappears there is nothing more to be concerned about. Sinus headaches are not caused by tick bites and are definitely not related too this episode that you have reported.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. If you still have the images of the rash, please send to me for further review and more insights just to be more than certain.

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