Ticks And Lyme Disease: 3 Factors Determine Risk Of Infection
The chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent. Three factors matter: the tick species, where it came from and how long the tick was feeding.
So you've found a tick, and it's sucking your blood.
After an initial wave of revulsion, you carefully remove it with a pair of tweezers. Now you're probably wondering: What's the chance I have Lyme disease?
Nick Berndt found himself in that exact situation earlier this summer. Berndt, 26, of Lancaster, Pa., felt a tick attached to his scalp three days after disc golfing in a forest near his home.
"Obviously, Lyme disease was my main concern with it," Berndt says. "It's
