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2. Signs of an Infected Bite

Tick bites resemble other insect bites and can be mistaken for mosquito bites or hives. Unlike ant or other insect bites, however, tick bites are not fluid-filled, which can assist the diagnosis. Ticks typically latch on to the back of the neck, scalp, groin, and legs, and make only single bites; through multiple ticks may attach, once a tick bites, it burrows its head in the skin and does not bite a second time.

infected Tick-borne encephalitis

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