Experts warn there is an unusually high number of ticks this summer, but here are tips to keep you safe from tick bites and ...

The Northeast has seen a rise in tick-related hospitalizations this summer, but CT health officials say they're prepared.

Ticks are tiny parasites that feed on the blood of humans and animals. Adult ticks typically measure about 3 to 5 millimeters in length, based on their age, sex and species. Because of their ...

Increases in deer and tick populations in the regions around New York or any other city can lead to an increased number of ...

Virginia is a hot spot for Lyme disease – an infection spread by the deer tick, and residents of this state have also been ...

When ticks bite us, they release thousands of proteins through their saliva. Could a vaccine for the right ones stop ticks ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)—The Virginia Department of Health is tracking a surge in visits to the emergency room and urgent care for tick bites and illnesses related to them.

According to a recent Terminix report, on a list of the “top tick-infested states,” Pennsylvania ranked fourth overall. The ...

Ohio County in West Virginia is seeing a dramatic rise in Lyme disease cases, reflecting a broader regional and national trend, according to the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department (WOCHD). Local ...

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The bill’s introduction comes amid recent research that identified the Midcoast as the epicenter of the parasite’s activity ...

The mind-bending concept of time dilation results from a seemingly harmless assumption—that the speed of light is the same ...