As the weather warms and outdoor activities increase, it’s crucial to be aware of ticks as peak season is now underway.

Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer ...

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

The lone star tick has made its way to Massachusetts, and the New Bedford Science Café is welcoming an expert to tell us what ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes the lone star tick as “very aggressive,” and it seeks out human ...

What the Koturs didn’t know at the time was that they had found the first documented Black Legged Tick, commonly called the deer tick ... a poppyseed and then the adult stages are a bit larger.

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The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) reported that the nymph and adult stages can transmit human pathogens. Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from ...

Most cases of Lyme Disease in Michigan come from the deer tick. Less common than the larger wood or dog tick, Deer ticks are tiny — about the size of a pencil lead. Spring heralds the return of ...

Lyme disease gets a lot of attention, but as they've seen an uptick in deer tick numbers over the years, another illness has caught their eye. "It's an extremely rare disease but it is something ...

Officers said in a news release Wednesday that their preliminary investigations suggest that the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence dispute as the two individuals knew each other. “The adult ...