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.
Question 20) How long does a tick need to be attached to a person for that person to get Lyme disease? Answer-Ticks need to be attached for at least 24 hours before they can transmit Lyme disease.However, just to be safe you should check your health closely for one month after a tick bite and call your doctor if you have any of the early signs of Lyme disease.[ back to top ]. If the tick is identified as a deer tick that was attached for more than 24 hours. 2  If it is less than 72 hours since the original bite. 3  If more than 20% of the ticks in your area are known to be infected. 4  You do not have problems taking doxycycline.