If possible, try not to get the head of the tick stuck in your skin. It's best to get the tick to a lab and see if it's infected with Lyme. The testing for Lyme disease on humans are so difficult so it's best to test the bug.

Following the Globe and Mail articles are comments from people, most of who had Lyme disease and how the system failed them.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1964319/