Peak tick season is approaching across the U.S and researchers are expecting this summer to be particularly brutal. But, is ...

But spring is also when we start to see a rise in tick bites and Lyme disease. Cases have increased dramatically in recent ...

For most people, Lyme disease is contracted from a nymphs, which are about the size of poppy seeds, or adult female ... by looking out for a rash — called Erythema migrans — that often develops 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 ...

Their size can make them particularly difficult to detect, especially nymph-stage ticks, which are about the size of a poppy seed. Lyme disease ... “bull’s-eye” rash may appear around ...

Even though these symptoms may go away, without medical treatment, some people will get the rash again ... and pets for ticks. Young ticks are about the size of a poppy seed.

These ticks, often no larger than a poppy seed in their nymphal stage ... The erythema migrans (EM) rash serves as the most distinctive early indicator, developing in approximately 70-80% of ...

Adult deer ticks are the size of sesame seeds and are most active from March ... Monitor the bite area to see if a large circular rash develops. Take a one-time dose of antibiotic, which may ...

While adult ticks are typically just the size of an apple seed, they can cause harm to humans ... a bacterial infection that can cause a rash and flu-like symptoms. The disease is rarely deadly ...