Thousands of Australians report suffering debilitating chronic symptoms after getting a tick bite. But their illness — and ...

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 ...

Little creatures have woken up to wreak havoc on people as spring begins. Blacklegged ticks are tiny organisms that, in addition to Lyme disease, can result in a wide range of other health problems.

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 ...

The spike is a public health concern because Lyme disease can lead to life-threatening medical problems if left untreated.

A once-rare meat allergy caused by tick bites is dramatically increasing across the United States, researchers say.

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 ...

Warmer weather and longer tick seasons are fueling a surge in tick-related illnesses across the U.S. Lyme disease remains the ...

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 ...