Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease— with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the ...

A blacklegged, or deer, tick is shown through a microscope at the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory Oakdale campus in a 2003 photo (The Gazette) Buy Photo This year’s tick season — expected to be ...

Ticks are arthropods, not insects, and can transmit diseases like Lyme disease. Ticks inhabit areas with tall grass, shrubs, and leaf litter, requiring direct contact with hosts. Protective measures ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

Ehrlichiosis is a disease that primarily spreads through the bite of an infected tick. Previously known as human monocytic ehrlichiosis, it can cause a wide range of symptoms, including aches, fever, ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Longer days, sunshine and spring flowers are a welcome sight for most people, but what may not be as welcome is the beginning of tick season. May is Lyme Disease ...