Diseases 
When should I worry about a tick bite?
When to see a doctorSeek medical assistance if you cannot remove all of the tick. The longer a tick stays attached, the greater the risk becomes that a disease will develop. Seek treatment if flu-like symptoms or rashes develop after a tick bite.
What is tick disease in humans?
The most common symptoms of tick-related illnesses are: Rash: Lyme disease, southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI), Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis, and tularemia can result in distinctive rashes: In Lyme disease, the rash may appear within 3-30 days, typically before the onset of fever.
How long after being bitten by a tick do symptoms appear?
Early signs and symptomsHowever, these signs and symptoms can occur within a month after you’ve been infected: Rash. From three to 30 days after an infected tick bite, an expanding red area might appear that sometimes clears in the center, forming a bull’s-eye pattern.
What diseases does the Lone Star tick carry?
But while it is not a factor in Lyme disease, the lone star tick does transmit bacteria that cause several types of illness. Those illnesses include ehrlichiosis; red meat allergy; and Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI), which produces rashes similar to those seen with Lyme disease.