Hello! Daughter less than two years old bite tick which was drunk because it fell from the dog, my question is whether there is a possibility of infection of the daughter as the tick was in the mouth and did not dig into the skin
* required field
* required field
Klaudia Ćwiąkała Pharmacist, Editor
14 months ago
If the tick is bitten/swallowed, there is no risk of infection, because it goes to the stomach, where it is digested and neutralized by gastric juice. I enclose additional materials: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/borelioza-po-ukaszeniu-kleszcza https://www.gdziepolek.pl/kategorie/borelioza-rumien-po-kleszczu