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Because of their small size, deer tick bites can often go unnoticed. Now that warmer temperatures have arrived, ticks are out once again.” “It's easy to think you won't get bit,” said Nathan ...
“Their small size combined with the spring activity ... What should I do if a deer tick bites me? If you suspect you’ve been bitten by a deer tick, you should attempt to remove it as quickly ...
Learn about an unlikely strategy for repelling ticks that involves a compound secreted by the skin of donkeys, which may help ...
A blistering 103-degree fever on a cool Friday night in October 2020 hit Kathy Rueckert out of the blue. Then 65 years old, ...
The family of a Massachusetts man who died after a tick bite wants everyone to take ticks seriously and, if you get bitten by ...
While growing up on a farm and enjoying outdoor pastimes such as fishing, hunting and camping, I don’t remember ever seeing a ...
As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness ...
A rundown of the types of ticks the Hudson Valley, what diseases they carry and how to reduce your chances of getting bitten.
But spring is also when we start to see a rise in tick bites and Lyme disease. Cases have increased dramatically in recent ...
Powassan virus, a rare but fatal tick-borne illness, can cause severe brain inflammation and death within days. Experts warn ...
Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the ...
Sunshine and warmer temperatures mean more time outside, but a pest about the size of a sesame seed can bring a halt to the ...