Lyme Disease Worry

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I found a tick on my shirt, and stupidly decided to squeeze it with my fingers. About thirty minutes later I ate food with that hand without washing it. No fluid came out from the tick when I squished it. How concerned should I be?

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    I found the tick after going to the Montreal Bontanical Gardens FYI

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