A single bite from the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergy to red meat or pork and doctors told our partners at ...

Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

As warmer weather approaches, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is urging North Carolinians ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

Here are five plants that repel ticks for you to consider planting in your yard before tick season arrives. Rosemary grows ...

Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by one of Minnesota’s 13 tick species: the blacklegged tick, also known as ...

Taken together, human behavior, the weather and tick population trends ... fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure.

Though not all ticks carry Lyme disease, it is the most common tick-borne infection in New York City and in the United States, according to the city Department of Health. The yearly number of Lyme ...

like applying an EPA-registered tick repellent to exposed skin and performing thorough tick checks after outdoor activities,” Dr. Hanna Oltean, senior epidemiologist at WA DOH, said in the release.

Taken together, human behavior, the weather and tick ... fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible. Pull upward with steady, even pressure.