Sudden fatigue could also be an early Lyme disease sign. “Fatigue is an early sign that is frequently dismissed and assumed ...

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

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has collected since 2017 have tested positive for the bacteria that leads to Lyme ...

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.

A tick removed from a hunting dog in Dawson County was confirmed to be the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis, also called ...

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 ...

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

It’s in those days of quiet blood-thirst that ticks pass along bacteria that causes conditions like Lyme disease, a growing problem driven in the U.S. by black-legged ticks (or Ixodes scapularis).

Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections that went undiagnosed for years ... Bradshaw emphasized that ticks can be as small as a poppy seed, making it essential to thoroughly check yourself and ...

“They may be very small, around the size of a poppy seed, and hard to ... It’s also important to do regular tick checks if you live in an area with more Lyme disease and to seek help right ...

This type of tick carries Lyme disease, an illness that can cause a rash, flu-like symptoms, and joint pain. The black-legged tick, also known as deer tick, is the parasite that transmits Lyme ...