In addition to Lyme disease, ticks can spread other diseases. Anaplasma phagocytophilum causes anaplasmosis, which can lead ...

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.

Scientists at Montana State University Extension Lab have discovered the state's first blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick.

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

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

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has ...

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

The tick may have actually been carrying Lyme disease and relapsing fever. Authorities raise red flag after tick discovered ...

Ticks are small but potentially dangerous pests that can easily be mistaken for other insects. Before your next walk in the ...

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

With the arrival of spring and summer, the Midwest is bracing for an increase in tick activity – particularly deer ticks, ...

Pet owners are always very conscientious about any health problems their animals pick up in case it leads to something more ...