tick fever aka rocky mtn spotted any rocky mountain spotted fever experts out there the doctor thinks a friend might have this the question is doesn t the tick have to bite you you frequently find a tick crawling on you after a walk in the woods around here but you tend to notice it before it bites you pulling one out of your skin is something you re not likely to forget can you get the fever without it biting you do they sometimes bite you and then let go so you don t realize you were bitten i know they will let go once they ve had their fill but you certainly would notice this arggh so how do you get the fever if you never pulled a tick off yourself as opposed to finding one merely crawling on you john eyles jge cs unc edu
