After a warmer winter, the Kent County Health Department is warning about an increase in the tick population this year. “Over ...

When showering, I noticed I had a tick biting me near my armpit. I removed the insect with tweezers, saved it, and took it to ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

Americans have been issued a warning over two specific species of tick to look out for right now following a surge in the ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

Alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to ticks in Maine and Washington state.

“Your blood count is dangerously low,” the doctor said over the phone. “I’m sending an ambulance to take you to the hospital ...

Health unit staff note people do not gain natural immunity to Lyme disease and may develop it more than once. The health unit ...

It’s getting to be that time of year again when over the next several months, some residents of the Ozarks will have to pluck a tick from their arms, legs or other bodily locations.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the parasite that transmits Lyme disease and is common in the ...