Does this look like a tick bite?

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image i was bitten on saturday and did not see a tick stuck to me, my brother is a GP and thinks it is a horsefly bite however, im scared of lyme disease! i live in the north of england and so ticks that carry the disease are not prevalent here however, id like to make sure.

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    image also the redness around it has now disappeared after around 3 days

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