Ticks take multiple hours, sometimes up to two days, to transmit any diseases to their hosts. Everything we know about tick bite symptoms seems to have been watered down to a single telltale warning ...

Tick bites often go unnoticed at first, but they can carry serious health risks. These tiny parasites can carry diseases such ...

People are most susceptible to tick-borne infections during the summer, when they spend time outdoors. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease, but other tick-borne diseases are on the rise ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Key Takeaways Check your skin for ticks if you've been in wooded or grassy areas ...

Tick bites often go undetected until symptoms arise. Charles Green, deputy commissioner for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, ate a cheeseburger at lunchtime one day, and ...

It's Tick Awareness Week, and the annoying, blood-sucking pests are infamous for spreading illnesses, most commonly Lyme disease. The awareness week is intended to inform and educate about the threats ...

You just spent the day outside hiking, grilling or tending to your yard – but now you have a nasty, red, scratchy, bumpy bite on your arm. Could it be a tick bite? Unfortunately, figuring out the ...

Spending more time outdoors in the summers means more opportunities to encounter ticks. Delaware is home to a handful of tick species. Knowing how to avoid them and how to treat tick bites will keep ...

Four people in Connecticut have tested positive for Powassan virus, the state department of health confirmed Monday, the first cases of the virus identified in Connecticut this year. Powassan virus is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Kentucky mother is warning parents to be aware of ticks this summer after her toddler was left unconscious for nearly a week because of a potentially dangerous disease carried by ...

Maryland has some of the highest cases of Lyme disease​ in the nation, yet funding for research is in jeopardy.