Ticks are arachnids like scorpions, spiders and mites, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. They are some of the most efficient carriers of disease because they attach firmly to ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health urges the public to learn how to protect themselves from ticks and ... Tick prevention and awareness is crucial during the warmer months but necessary ...

The blacklegged tick, also called a deer tick, was collected on May 17 by Lake County Health Department staff who receive funding through IDPH’s Environmental Health Tick Surveillance Grant program.

CHICAGO — A rare disease carried by ticks has been detected in Lake County thanks to the help of the Illinois Department of Public Health’s (IDPH) tick surveillance program. IDPH Director Dr ...

There are around 850 tick species in the world and about 90 of them live in the U.S. To stay safe, here is what to know about ticks, and their bites. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

SPRINGFIELD — With warmer weather comes “tick season” and the annual observance of National Lyme Disease Awareness Month throughout the month of May. The Illinois Department of Public Health ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A tiny, invasive tick species has now been discovered in Illinois. The Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) was first introduced to the United States in 2017.

The blacklegged tick, also called a deer tick, was collected May 17 by Lake County Health Department staff funded through IDPH’s Environmental Health Tick Surveillance Grant program.

The only treatment is to remove the tick. Doctors also offer supportive care if patients have progressed to the point where they can’t breathe on their own. Tick paralysis is not an infection ...

The blacklegged tick, also called a deer tick, was collected on May 17 by Lake County Health Department staff who receive funding through IDPH’s Environmental Health Tick Surveillance Grant program.