My goodness, don't eat ticks: "Interestingly, it was noted that farmers who reported ever eating engorged ticks were 19 times more likely to be seropositive."

From Risk factors for Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus exposure in farming communities in Uganda 👇

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163445322005370