1727 to attribute personal form to things or abstractions (especially as an artistic or literary technique), from person + -fy or from French personnifier (17c.), from personne. Meaning to represent, embody attested from 1806. Related: Personified; personifying.
â Only ticks that are attached and have finished feeding or are near the end of their meal can transmit Lyme disease. After arriving on the skin, the tick that spreads Lyme disease usually takes 24 hours before feeding begins.â Even if a tick is attached, it must have taken a blood meal to transmit Lyme disease.At least 36 to 48 hours of feeding is required for a tick to have fed and then transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease.After this amount of time, the tick will be engorged (full of blood). An engorged tick has a globular shape and is larger than an unengorged one.t least 36 to 48 hours of feeding is required for a tick to have fed and then transmit the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. After this amount of time, the tick will be engorged (full of blood). An engorged tick has a globular shape and is larger than an unengorged one.
The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, enter the body when an infected tick attaches to the skin to take a blood meal. In most cases, an infected tick must be attached for at least 36 hours in order to transmit Lyme disease.t can take 36 hours for a tick to transmit the bacteria that cause Lyme disease to you. To safely remove ticks: u Use fine-tipped tweezers and firmly grasp the tick close to the skin. Avoid touching the tick with your bare hands.