In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary ... "Also see a provider if there is any sign of swollen lymph nodes around the area of the bite, or signs of infection around the bite." ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States ― in other ... Park added that this rash typically appears within three to 30 days following a tick bite. Between COVID, the ...

another tick-borne disease, according to Marshall Bloom, a veteran RML scientist and chief of the Biology of Vector-borne Viruses Section. He added the evidence is not definitive enough to make a ...

director of the University of Rhode Island Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter Resource Center, saw an increase in tick sightings in late March. More on ticks: What types live in ...