If a stroll through a forest or meadow has left you with tiny hitchhikers latched onto your skin, be mindful. It’s not just ...

While most cases are caused by tick bites, less common ways of getting ... the first line antibiotic treatment for Lyme disease, anaplasmosis and ehrlichiosis, compared to the babesiosis-only ...

“It gives added protection against Lyme disease on top of regular tick treatment for dogs,” advises McCormack. These vaccines are not safe to the standard used on humans. What are the signs and ...

Cases peaked during the summer months, and most occurred in Northeastern states, results showed. Of those diagnosed with ...

Rates of babesiosis, a potentially fatal tick-borne disease sometimes referred to as “American malaria,” increased an average ...

MaineHealth is partnering with Tufts University for a new $20.7 million study that will research post-treatment Lyme disease ...

It sounds like the plot of a second-rate horror movie: fleet-footed ticks that hatch “bombs” of hundreds of hungry biting ...

Fortunately, you can repel ticks and help prevent their bites. Ticks are tiny arachnids (relatives of spiders) that bite and feed on blood. They are more active in the warmer months, but a tick can ...

Despite my angst, I knew I had a lot to be grateful for. In one second, a creature the size of a poppy seed could have ...

Dr Ronan Clancy discusses how ticks transmit Lyme disease, as well as the symptoms of and treatments for the condition ...