Comment by rnvannatta

In order to be at risk for Lyme disease the tick has to have fed on you for a couple days, in which case its plump and more noticeable. If a tick has feasted on you for a few days, it's a singular pill of doxycycline at this stage to not get ill.

Similar to rabies, Lyme disease itself slowly disseminates through the flesh over months, by the time it's spread you are very sick.