In addition to Lyme disease, ticks can spread other diseases. Anaplasma phagocytophilum causes anaplasmosis, which can lead ...

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.

Scientists at Montana State University Extension Lab have discovered the state's first blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick.

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 ...

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

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

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

be aware of the early signs of Lyme disease, and know when and where you’re most likely to get it. “The illness is caused by ...

Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections that went undiagnosed for years ... Bradshaw emphasized that ticks can be as ...

The end of freezing temperatures means ticks are active again… And with them comes the risk of Lyme Disease. Pennsylvania has high rates of Lyme Disease overall. According to the Department of ...

The rash can also change over time as the bacteria spread. Lyme disease can result from the bite of a black-legged tick that is carrying the bacterium. In the early stages of the disease ...