Acting fast after a tick bite can lower your risk of developing Lyme disease. You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your ...

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

An estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually, according to the CDC. Tick bites can infect humans with Lyme disease. Lyme disease symptoms happen in stages and may vary from ...

COLUMBUS — A surge in ticks is leading to an explosion of a serious illness in Ohio. Cases of Lyme disease are 35 times higher than just a few years ago. “It’s been about five and a half years of ...

Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly common problem because of rising temperatures and changing climates that are creating ideal environments for the arachnids to thrive, and scientists ...

Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the ...

While working as a youth camp doctor in upstate New York earlier this summer, Dr. Matt Harris noticed he was removing a dozen ticks from campers each day, more than in years prior. Harris, an ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is a rare yet potentially severe allergic reaction caused by a sugar molecule called alpha-gal, present in most mammalian meat such as beef, pork, and lamb. The allergy is ...

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Carson City Health and Human Services has received numerous inquiries regarding ticks. In Nevada, ticks can transmit serious diseases such as Lyme disease, relapsing fever, Rocky Mountain spotted ...