Tick bites are nearly double already this year. Will this summer be the worst yet? - A bite from an infected tick can land ...

Area doctors are warning about the increased risk of tick bites with Missourians spending more time outdoors during the ...

A UMass study found that rabbit ticks, which don't typically bite humans, can be carriers for a bacteria similar to the ...

Any ticks collected are sent to the state's public health department to be identified. The Will County Health Department ...

Most people who get bitten by a tick will be perfectly fine, says Michel Shamoon-Pour, a molecular anthropologist at the ...

Warmer weather means an uptick in ticks. If you, your child or pet get bitten, here's what you should and shouldn't do.

The family of a Massachusetts man who died after a tick bite wants everyone to take ticks seriously and, if you get bitten by one, go see a doctor. Erin Boyce remembers the day her brother Kevin Boyce ...

If you find an engorged tick on your body, like this one of the Ixodes ... But ticks don’t just bite and run. They settle in to get their fill of blood, and adults stay on for a day or two ...

How’s your week going? If you’re like us, there’s probably been some bright spots — the weather! Longer days! — and maybe some things that are, well, the complete opposite. (News cycle, we’re looking ...

According to state tick experts, Risa Pesapane, associate professor in ecosystem and wildlife health, and Timothy McDermott, ...

Treating items with the insect repellent permethrin has been shown to help prevent tick bites. Simply spray permethrin ... perhaps during one of life’s most intimate moments.

Use insect repellent • Apply an EPA-registered repellent on exposed skin. Find a repellent product that is right for you. • ...