Why do they say a tick must be feeding for over 24 hours before transmitting lyme disease?

Question

Ticks are especially bad this year and I always wondered why it takes so long for them to transmit a disease when you are bit.

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Answer 1

This article contains a pretty good explanation:

https://www.uptodate.com/contents/what-to-do-after-a-tick-bite-to-prevent-lyme-disease-beyond-the-basics

Basically, the tick needs to land, hook himself and then start feeding. Once they’re done feeding, they’ll release saliva into the wound, which is when the disease is transmitted.

Answer 2

I don’t know about that. 2 years ago I got lyme disease from a tick that I removed within 3h. Had that red rash and took a bunch of antibiotics. Luckily, I noticed it quickly though