Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, which requires a tick to be embedded for over 36 hours to pose a risk.

Nearly 31 million Americans are bitten by ticks every year, and with tick-borne illnesses on the rise, officials are urging residents to be cautious.

The risk of receiving a tick bite is rising, with a recent CDC report highlighting an increase in emergency room visits linked to tick-borne diseases like Rocky ...

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are spiking well above those of previous years, Centers for Disease ...

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

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A tick bite doesn't always lead to illness. "If you remove a tick within 24 hours of attachment, it's fairly unlikely that you will get infected," said Telford.

A tick bite doesn't always lead to illness. "If you remove a tick within 24 hours of attachment, it's fairly unlikely that you will get infected," said Telford.