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What Causes A Pimple In The Tick Area That Excretes Puss?
My 2yr got a tick two weeks ago and I removed it before it started feeding but now has a pimple where it was and today some pus came out with a little blood and now it's dark red what should I do I've read no Lyme disease can be transmitted until the tick it almost or done feeding I'm freaking out
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi Please show your child to a child specialist as Sometimes Tick borne diseases are dangerous which will present with fever, rash,joint pains and involve other organs also.YOU should get symptomatic treatment immediately and do not manipulate it further
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