floralwhale t1_itsr61t wrote on October 26, 2022 at 12:56 AM

I was so nervous my first year in Maine. Now I realize that it isn't that big a deal - prevention is easy. I just check my body at night before bed. A tick has to be attached for a few days before it transmits lyme, so as long as you check when you come inside you're easily in the clear. I don't bother with long pants or anything like that. I just wear what I want to wear, do whatever I want to do, and pull out the tick if I find one. My fears when I first moved here were completely over the top. 🤷‍♀️

KermitThrush t1_itsyuhc wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:55 AM

It’s not a few days it’s around 24 hours for Lyme transmission

floralwhale t1_itsz5c4 wrote on October 26, 2022 at 1:58 AM

In some cases that can be true (averages are simply an average, after all), but per the CDC is typically takes 36 to 48 hours to transmit. So if you're checking yourself every night, you're golden.