Ticks take multiple hours, sometimes up to two days, to transmit any diseases to their hosts. Everything we know about tick bite symptoms seems to have been watered down to a single telltale warning ...

People are most susceptible to tick-borne infections during the summer, when they spend time outdoors. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease, but other tick-borne diseases are on the rise ...

Tick bites often go undetected until symptoms arise. Charles Green, deputy commissioner for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, ate a cheeseburger at lunchtime one day, and ...

It's Tick Awareness Week, and the annoying, blood-sucking pests are infamous for spreading illnesses, most commonly Lyme disease. The awareness week is intended to inform and educate about the threats ...

Spending more time outdoors in the summers means more opportunities to encounter ticks. Delaware is home to a handful of tick species. Knowing how to avoid them and how to treat tick bites will keep ...

CHRONICLE. WELL, TECH SEASON IS ALMOST HERE WITH THE SNOW MELTING AND WARMER WEATHER APPROACHING AND HEALTH EXPERTS ARE REMINDING PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGEROUS DISEASES THAT TICKS CARRY. THERE HAS BEEN ...

You just spent the day outside hiking, grilling or tending to your yard – but now you have a nasty, red, scratchy, bumpy bite on your arm. Could it be a tick bite? Unfortunately, figuring out the ...

It’s tick season — and they're a problem all throughout Missouri, not just in rural areas. And there's a real risk of tick-borne illnesses like Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme disease. Deb ...

This informational guide, part of POPSUGAR's Condition Center, lays out the realities of this health concern: what it is, what it can look like, and strategies that medical experts say are proven to ...