one dose of doxycycline after a tick bite can PREVENT Lyme disease
Exciting new evidence shows that just one dose of doxycycline after a tick bite can PREVENT Lyme disease.
Routine antibiotic prophylaxis usually isn't recommended.
But a single 200 mg dose of doxycycline taken within 72 hours of a tick bite appears to be 87% effective in preventing Lyme disease.
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