Having grown up in the woods, I’m so used to tick bites
that I don’t even notice them half the time. But I
remember this particular bite because it left an itchy
welt behind that lasted for weeks after I’d tweezed out
the tick itself. Long-lasting, itchy welts, I now know,
are one of the hallmarks of an allergy-causing tick bite.
So this guy went weeks with a tick bite without seeking medical assistance?(!)
Maybe American ticks are different, but I'd always advise people to talk to their GP and get some antibiotics.
It's the usual advice when you're living in places where you don't meet (if ever) ticks. I rarely get tick bites where I live (once or twice a year), but in 2005 during our summer vacation we had to remove 10 to 20 ticks from every member of the family, every day, for two weeks. In these areas when you ask the pharmacy what to do, they just tell you to use a special tick remover and disinfectant... people there can't live getting antibiotics all year round.
Apparently, woodlands where there are lots of deer and/or sheep grazing around are infested with ticks. There's nothing much you can do.
It really depends on the type of tick and the area you live in.. in some places they are harmless, others they are known to carry things that absolutely need treatment...
Maybe American ticks are different, but I'd always advise people to talk to their GP and get some antibiotics.