what is tick fever
1 Tick bite fever is a bacterial infection transmitted by ticks. 2  Symptoms of tick bite fever may include fever, headache, malaise and a skin rash.3  Being bitten by ticks usually occurs during outdoor activities in rural or wilderness areas.ymptoms and signs of tick bite fever. If you get bitten by an infected tick, the incubation period (the period between being infected and displaying symptoms) is about five to seven days. Symptoms can vary, depending partly on the organism involved.