One day, Wendy noticed a quarter-sized rash at the top of her thigh. By the next day, it had grown to the diameter of a half-dollar. But since the flat, red patch didn’t resemble the bullseye rash ...

Lyme disease is on the rise, deer ticks are thriving, and the classic bullseye rash isn’t always there to let you know you’ve got the disease. Dr. Mike explains what to watch for — and what to do if ...

Up-close tick encounters are nothing new to Peter Krause. As a tick-borne disease researcher, he's conducted fieldwork where these parasites live. After one trip to Block Island, off the coast of ...

This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently ...

Deer ticks, known carriers of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, have been identified in Douglas County, according to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture. Deer ticks, also known as ...

With weather turning cooler as fall approaches, it might be expected the threat of ticks would start to diminish. No such luck, apparently. Marshfield Clinic Research Institute research has shown an ...

What’s the Difference? Deer Tick Vs. Wood Ticksvetikd - Getty Images Tickborne diseases are on the rise all across the United States. And because we don’t yet have vaccines and treatments are limited ...

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria spread through the bite of a blacklegged tick, often called a deer tick, and it remains the most common tick-borne illness in the country. Dr. Jen Caudle, a family ...

Lyme disease, which is caused by deer ticks, has been on the rise in Ontario County over the last five years. Canandaigua City Council's environmental committee meets at 6 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Hurley ...

In a summer marked by various health scares, from the hantavirus to a diarrhea-causing parasite, there’s a common threat that ...