It's more and more probable that an infected tick passes on sufficient amounts of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease into blood as time passes.
It's almost certain to have crossed that threshold after 24 hours.
It's unlikely and uncommon to have happened in five minutes or an hour.
It's possible to occur almost immediately .. but that would likely only happen to someone with a weak immune system that's easily overwhelmed by a relatively small amount of bacteria.
It's almost certain to have crossed that threshold after 24 hours.
It's unlikely and uncommon to have happened in five minutes or an hour.
It's possible to occur almost immediately .. but that would likely only happen to someone with a weak immune system that's easily overwhelmed by a relatively small amount of bacteria.