After a warmer winter, the Kent County Health Department is warning about an increase in the tick population this year. “Over ...

When showering, I noticed I had a tick biting me near my armpit. I removed the insect with tweezers, saved it, and took it to ...

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

Lyme disease gets a lot of attention, but as there's been an uptick in deer tick numbers over the years, another illness has ...

Americans have been issued a warning over two specific species of tick to look out for right now following a surge in the ...

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

Alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to ticks in Maine and Washington state.

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

It’s getting to be that time of year again when over the next several months, some residents of the Ozarks will have to pluck a tick from their arms, legs or other bodily locations.

The black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick, is the parasite that transmits Lyme disease and is common in the ...

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

Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...