Statistically, getting Lyme disease in western Oregon is unlikely.
What’s really annoying is symptoms take two to three weeks to appear, so my imagination has lots of time to fear the worst. Or if I’m freaking out over it there’s a preventative med they can give me (I’m seeing my doc today anyway, so I’ll be asking).
If a high risk bite, it is common to prophylactically treat with doxycycline. Here is all you need to know: