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The chances that it could've had Lyme disease are slim, but judging by your location (Mass. I assume?), the chance is probably greater as that state is commonly a higher risk area.
Do you have any idea how long the tick may have been there? If it wasn't a deer tick, most other species need an average of 2+ days of feeding before transmitting the disease.
The best possible thing you could do is to get tested if you are that concerned about it, however not having been engorged there is probably little to be concerned about.
I'm no doctor, but I love the outdoors and HATE ticks, so I've done quite a bit of reading on them so that I can know what to do when I encounter them. I'm also very cautious about them having three outdoors loving dogs who tend to bring them into the house occasionally.
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