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.
Not all deer ticks are infected with the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Ticks can become infected if they feed on small animals that are infected. The disease can be spread when an infected tick bites a person and stays attached for a period of time.In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36 hours or more before the bacteria can be transmitted. Lyme disease does not spread from one person to another.Transfer of the bacteria from an infected pregnant woman to the fetus is extremely rare.he disease can be spread when an infected tick bites a person and stays attached for a period of time. In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36 hours or more before the bacteria can be transmitted.