Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

Getting a tick bite doesn't automatically spell medical emergency, but it is important to know what to do next.

Some ticks carry diseases, such as rocky mountain spotted ... Many different insects can bite humans. Insect bites can cause skin discoloration and swelling and are often itchy or uncomfortable.

A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County, with more sightings expected this spring and summer.

Typically, healthcare professionals prescribe antibiotics, such as amoxicillin, doxycycline, and cefuroxime axetil, to treat the early stages of Lyme disease.

A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease – the ...

Ticks are most active when the temperature rises above 40 degrees, according to Grayson. He said the solution to avoiding ...

Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter state to begin searching for hosts. Griffin Dill, integrated pest ...

While preventative steps like insect repellents and wearing long pants and socks can help keep ticks away from our skin, tick ...

A woman who was bitten by a tick and told she’d be fine says undiagnosed Lyme Disease left her bedbound. Alayna Bellquist was left with a small, red pattern on her stomach after the parasite nipped ...