If you choose to have a tick tested, it is important to keep in mind the following: It is possible to be bitten by a tick carrying a disease and not be infected with that disease, depending on many factors, including how long the tick was attached to you.Most people diagnosed with a tick-borne disease are not aware that they have been bitten by a tick and the tick you do find may not be the only tick that bit you.Positive or negative results from a tick or ticks attached to a person do not provide definitive evidence that that you were exposed or not exposed.While testing ticks can provide useful information, there are some notable issues: MDPH does not offer tick identification or tick testing.
