19. After a person is bitten by a tick, how soon is it before the spirochete can be found in the spinal fluid?

Reports indicate spirochetes can disseminate quickly throughout the system (in as little as 6 hours in some cases). In addition, spirochetes are able to change forms and remain undetected in the spinal fluid. The old 'wait and see' if symptoms appear before treating theory allows the organism to go unchecked, causing multiple problems and decreasing the patients chance for a full recovery.

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