A disease called babesiosis involves parasites that first appear in rodents, and it's becoming more prevalent in Maryland.

Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the ...

"Writing this column is a challenge. I can’t type an entire sentence without stopping to … (excuse me, please, for a moment) ...

Every fall, winter ticks in New England sit on plants waiting for a large animal to pass by so they can latch on and begin ...

Female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, devastates women amid poor sanitation and medical misdiagnoses.

Three ticks, confirmed to be of the blacklegged variety and commonly known as deer ticks, were found last year in Dawson and ...

Every fall, winter ticks in New England sit on shrubs or other plants waiting for a large animal to pass by so they can latch ...

Feline digestive issues manifest as unformed or watery stools, classified medically as diarrhea. Cedar Mill Veterinary defines this condition as three or more loose bowel movements within 24 hours.

Parasitic worms that infect humans are not interbreeding with those that infect cattle as previously thought. This is good ...

Sleeping under a bed net has been one of the most successful ways of preventing malaria, as the main malaria-spreading ...