Dr. Simon Grant emphasizes malaria's transformation from a seasonal issue to a persistent public health threat in India.

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...

NBC News medical contributor Dr. John Torres joins TODAY to share everything you need to know to protect yourself from bugs, including ways you can eliminate them on your property, medications you can ...

A team of biomedical researchers trained a machine learning algorithm to identify more than two dozen viable treatments for diseases caused by zoonotic pathogens that can jump from animal hosts to ...

“Flea bites often result in small, red bumps, with a ‘halo’ around the bite center,” says Jim Fredericks, Ph.D., a ...

Lyme disease might be the most common tick-borne illness, but there are several other diseases you should know about this summer.

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Vacuuming regularly (carpet, curtains, and upholstered furniture) is crucial in flea removal and prevention because it ...

As the weather heats up and folks head out to trails, doctors and vets in Boulder County are keeping a close eye on the insect.

The cat was getting antibiotic treatment and drainage of a ... black rats and the fleas along for the ride. Flea bites have been a method of transmission. Once the cause was identified, the ...

A Georgia family whose two-year-old daughter suffered a fatal allergic reaction to ant bites is suing a local ... the medication in an Epi-Pen used to treat allergic reactions.