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should arrange to visit your GP to have this checked out. The main risk from ticks is a condition called Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks.

Many people with early-stage Lyme disease develop a distinctive circular rash at the site of the tick bite, usually about three-30 days after being bitten. This is known as erythema migrans.

The rash is often described as looking like a bullseye on a dartboard. The affected area of skin will be red and the