The CDC says this is one of the worst tick seasons in recent years, with more than 229 out of every 100,000 ER visits ...

As summer heats up, health experts are warning residents of D.C., Maryland, and Virginia about the growing threat of ...

Deer ticks are small insects that can bite humans and cause Lyme disease. Learn what they look like, how to avoid them, ... Deer ticks, scientifically known as Ixodes scapularis, ...

Q: Where do ticks live? Beati: Ticks live on all continents: They parasitize reptiles, mammals, birds and even (rarely) amphibians. They are not associated with water environments, with the exception ...

The Fordham University Tri-State Tick Risk Index is at the highest it can be, 10/10, raising concerns about Lyme Disease, ...

Deer ticks, or black legged ticks, Ixodes, are tiny, only about the size of a poppy seed or the period at the end of this sentence, when in the early larval stage.As they begin to feed and engorge ...

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It's one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. (CDC) ...

Ticks are surging in the DMV, spreading Babesiosis, a dangerous disease. Experts urge caution, early removal, and prevention ...

Ixodes scapularis, or the deer tick, can carry Lyme disease and a host of other tick-borne maladies. Though there’s no vaccine for such illnesses, prevention can go a long way.

The deer tick's scientific name is Ixodes scapularis. What's the threat?: Keep a close eye out for these ticks if you're out in the woods. Deer ticks are common in New Jersey, ...

The blacklegged tick -- also known as a deer tick -- transmits Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria Anaplasma phagocytophilum, which cause anaplasmosis, and the protozoan Babesia microti, which ...

Our size estimate comes from a CDC scaled image of a female Ixodes scapularis tick (showing a roughly ~3mm width) and Photoshop scaling to find what fraction of that width is represented by the ...